So I caught the infested SUPER early, which was so lucky! there where zero adults yet. And luckily my other plants are fine for that reason.
what I did:
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chop Monstera up and gave her a funeral 😪
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kept one single cutting for sentimental value.
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drowning and washing it in diluted hydrogen peroxide 3%
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put drops of hydrogen peroxide in prop water
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Immediately after I put her in hardcore quarantine in trashbag. Which does 3 things:
– high humidity = bad for thrips
– pups drown in water
– i don't know if this is really true, but i heard the trashbag method makes the neem more effective
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2 days later drenched it in neem with a tiny amount of sodium bicarbonate (pinch) and hesilicio
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the day after that: dead thrips in water.
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airing the bag every once in a while.
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keep under trashbag.
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thrips dead
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good luck
Also I am not saying this as advice. this is an experiment that has worked so far. please note: try this at your own risk.
by feevart
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Stay vigilant!
Should my plant still be in a pot and I’d have eggs still developing: I’d cover the soil hermetically sealing the soil so that thay can’t drop into it. Should I get them again, I will experiment further.
Systemic bonide… Spay and done
To that one person: Don’t call me nuts. Those are my plants. I do what I want with them. I can have fun experimenting. I can always get another one for 6 Euros… It’s my life. Do what you will with yours. Spray them with fire for all I care. I like experiments. I don’t care if you don’t.
Good luck! I also recommend captain jacks dead bug spray!
I’d just like to say, for others who’ve never had to deal with thrips, you don’t have to chop your plant back to a single node. I’m glad it worked for you and you’re happy, but systemic pesticides work very well and allows you to keep your plant as is.
i was given a monstera with thrips and i cut off all the leaves and made it hydroponic. overkill? yes. did it work? also yes