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How can I get rid of thripps on a Monstera? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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It's been around since December. I've tried weekly sprays of pyretriner, yellow sticky traps, Lavender/Peppermint oil vapor mixes, and recently full costings of diatomaceous earth as well.

None of it has worked at eliminating them...

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[–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago* (3 children)

I'll try looking for this. At this point I'm considering the mites and this as well. Do I spray it on the plant? I don't directly water the monstera

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I never spray, just adding to your watering can in the correct amount does it.

    Mites are a different matter though, Spinosad doesn't do those I don't think. When I got mites I killed everything, sanitized, let it sit for a few months, before starting again. They're the bedbugs of indoor growing.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I meant the predatory mites others mentioned

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Ahh, well, they're kind of an ongoing thing, they don't get everything, they die off or leave before the whole job is done, so I ended up in a cycle of buying them, keeping the spidermites from totally fouling the process, but never getting rid of them entirely. If Thrips are your problem, Spinosad is your solution, end of sentence.

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