Homiful.com - Observe the presences of changes in the leaves, have to identify and control your houseplants as quickly as possible. Especially lush foliage and small plants, knowing what to do is vital to keep your houseplants pest free. Then, look these 6 Of The Most Common Houseplant Pests And How To Get Rid Of Them. Check it out!
Spider Mites
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Spider mites are the spot fine webbing that find on houseplants (mostly at leaves). Usually, they look like dark specks on leaves, but probably white silky webs in leaf axils or along veins. If the plants heavily infested, then get rid of it before the pests spread.
But, if you are catching the mites early, you can wash them off with soapy water, and crushing them. Get to know, increasing humidity may also help limit spider mite build-up at your plants.
Aphids
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Aphids are pets that produce sticky honeydew, and their life cycle is short (usually 2 or 3 weeks long). So, their populations can increase rapidly. Get control the Aphids with hard spray of water will dislodge most of them. Either take the plant outside to hose it down (if not cold) or use a shower sprayer. Insecticidal soap or neem oil sprays are also effective.
Mealybugs
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Similar with Scales, Mealybugs are sapsuckers that have a waxy coating, and make honeydew. The signs of Scale or Mealybug infestation can include the presence of waxy deposits on the plant. Female mealybugs produce a white, cottony material where they lay eggs that hatch into crawlers.
You can control this pests by use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to remove. Larger and sturdy plants can wash leaves with a strong spray of water. Insecticidal soap and neem oil may be the best option for heavy infestations.
Whiteflies
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Whiteflies look tiny, winged insects have a delicate, and powdery white appearance. Usually, this pests feeding from the underside of leaves. Infested leaves turn to yellow and die, and the plant is often stunted.
Apply an insecticidal soap or neem oil to the underside of the leaves, where the whiteflies immature stages will be. Treatment will probably need to be done weekly until no longer see any immature or adult whiteflies.
Fungus Gnats
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Gnats are more of a nuisance than a pest. The immature stage feeds on plant roots and can cause growth problems. Fungus gnats are often a symptom of overwatering. Get rid of the Fungus Gnats with allowing the surface of soil in pots to dry between watering.
Don't let water stand in saucers. You can drench the soil with biological insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis. And yellow sticky traps will help capture Gnats.
Scale
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Scales mostly found on the underside of leaves and on stems. Scales have soft-bodied insects and tiny crawlers move a little as they feed. Scales infested leaves may turn yellow or drop off, and stems die back. Get control your plants from Scales with spray the plant using insecticidal soap or neem oil to smother crawlers.
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