Grossed out by pests? Learn how to identify and get rid of house plants pests, from spider mites to thrips, from aphids to fungus gnats. Non-toxic methods are preferred, and always recommended first!
House plant pests, like house plants themselves, seem to have a preference when it comes to the environments they like, so you may find that one type is harder to eradicate than others. I think I’ve had most of the house plant pests, but only the thrips were really clingers on (although if I keep …
The most common type of bacterial infection is root rot. I’m not going to cover it here, because I’ve covered it extensively in other articles, such as this one, this one, and this one. The one thing that I really want to impress on you is that bacterial infections in house plants are best thought …
This was going to be a general house plant fungus post (yum), but I thought I’d concentrate on powdery mildew since it’s one of the more likely fungal infections to turn up on your indoor plants, and it’s probably the easiest to diagnose. A lot of the time, people incorrectly diagnose a plant as having …
So I decided to write this article because when I was checking my analytics the other day I realised one of my pages was ranking quite high for millipedes (despite not mentioning them). I may as well write the article if no one else is! The only issue is that I’ve not actually experienced milipedes …
I think neem oil does work, and I don’t care if you think that I’m deluded. Pest control is a bit of a contentious issue in house plant circles because what works for some people doesn’t for others. A couple of years ago, neem oil was what we all used. There wasn’t really much else …