Was wondering why new growth looked bad and saw these little buggers. Doused it with this neem spray. Hope it doesn’t kill my drosera! How’d I get these?! How can I prevent and treat? My SO brought an outdoor plant inside and put it on the same shelf for about a day. How do aphids get transferred?
Thank you!
by Tashabird
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I dunk mine in water to drowned them for a few hours. I’ve never done it to my sundews but I have to my pitcher plants and it works well.
Sounds like that new plant was the likely carrier but they can get in on clothes or even when you open a door and they happen to be close enough at the time.
Neem oil and the drowning method didn’t work for me. But one treatment of BioAdvanced 3 in 1 does the trick. It is systemic and lasts 30 days. I’d spray any plants around this one and the outdoor plant to be safe.
Aphids transfer by moving or flying when mature.
Neem oil doesn’t do much to kill them but will burn your plant if you leave the lights on.
Wipe them off with a qtip with isopropyl alcohol.
Use a systemic insecticide.