#plant pests

[balkanradfem]

I'm having a nightmarish time with my pepper plant. It's not the plant, she's great, I love her so much, it's the... the bugs.

I've had a pepper plant sprout on my balcony, in a pot, accidentally, she volunteered to grow. Cheered up by this, I decided to see if I can keep the baby plant alive during the winter, by placing her inside, so she could be my first pepper plant in the spring, and make peppers early, which would be absolutely wonderful.

So, by the time it was frosting outside, she was trying to flower, and I brought her inside; I created a little shelf in the kitchen, just by the windows, where she'd be getting plenty of light, and would be the first thing I look at when I enter the kitchen. This worked beautifully, she would cheer me up every time I entered the kitchen, green and big and beautiful.

However, only 2 days in, I realized her leaves are getting little holes in it, and by more observation, I noticed she had an infestation of plant lice. The bugs would have likely died outside in the frost, but since I brought them in, they were prospering. Annoyed, I brought the plant with me to the shower, and hosed down all of those bugs with water, so they would fall into the bath and I could get rid of them.

The plant was a little stressed out from it, but free from bugs. 3 days later, new bugs! I hosed them down again, stressing the plant out, but I think the plant realized that hosing down would not damage her, and she recovered more quickly this time. 2 days later, new bugs.

So now I'm like, okay, what remedies do we know for plant lice? I sprayed the entire plant with soapy water, which I remember was supposed to like, make bugs unable to hold onto the plant or something. No effect. Then I made a nettle infusion, remembering nettle could be poisonous to them, but the bugs did not care whatsoever.

Then, I accidentally saw in a gardening video, the way another gardener was over-wintering the pepper; they clipped all of her leaves, and only the stem was preserved! The thought of doing that to my plant was painful, even if it would get rid of the bugs, as they would have nothing to eat. I tried spraying more, didn't help, so eventually I caved, took some scissors, and cut off all of the big leaves. I left a few tiny ones, that would be too small for bugs to eat, and I wanted the plant to have at least some greenery on her, so it wouldn't be too sad.

The plant got VERY stressed from this, I could tell she wasn't happy. But she was also determined, and started growing those new leaves super quickly, I could observe by the day how much bigger they got. I also monitored them for bugs, and as there was nothing for the first 3 days, I thought we were done. A week in. New bugs.

Now why am I so upset about these bugs if they're only messing with my pepper which doesn't really need the leaves? Well, that is because very soon, after the winter solstice, which is now a week away, I will be planting new seedlings for the next spring. First about 10, then 20 and 30 and then over 60 little plants will be on that same shelf. And the bugs absolutely will attack them all. I could lose my entire garden if I don't get this under control.

I need to either resolve the bug infestation (and I don't wanna cut off these last few leaves! The plant really wants to keep them!) or put my pepper plant somewhere else, isolated and in darkness, which would make us both very sad. So, anyone ever got rid of some plant lice successfully? I've never had them inside before, and I've already exhausted all my ideas.

#gardening problems #pepper plant #plant lice #black plant bugs #plant bugs #pests #plant pests

[tragically-torie]

I got fucking mealy bugs ☠️ cleaned up the leaves with alcohol on a q-tip, rinsed with water then doused with neem and soap, and finally repotted. Quarantining away from other plants and picking up some systemic granules from the store after work!

I hope this works y’all this is my second tiger jaw I have the worst luck with them but they are one of my faves 💔

#plants #plant pests #mealy bugs #neem #soap #repot #succulent #bugs are cool but not on my babies #plant quarantine #plant mom #me #mine #little plants #hopefully I caught it soon enough

[poop-me-a-flower]

If you think you saw a mealybug on one of my plants, no you didn’t.

#plantblr #text post #I’m dying here they’re suddenly everywhere #damn bugs #plant pests

[galateaknife]

I’m already battling a shitty combination of spider mites, mealybugs, and aphids… and I think I saw a soft scale on my black pepper vine. Pray for me.

#Gardening #indoor gardening #plant pests

[i-drew-a-dog]

Hey!

I just got given a mint plant from my mum. Don't worry! It's firmly in a pot and still small so it won't interfere with the rest of the garden.

But!

It's covered in green aphids.

Any tips to get rid of them? I swear I've tried every pesticide in my garden center and they keep coming back!

#houseplants #gardening #green aphids #aphids #plant pests #idk what to tag this as #garden help #gardening help #houseplant help

[greeneryguide]

הבנת מזיקים בגינה שסביר להניח שתראו בגינה שלכם שאתם צריכים לעצור לפני שהם מתפשטים ועושים בלגן בצמחים שלכם.

#plants #garden #gardening #plant pest #plant pests #מזיק בגינה

[sirswooshnoodles]

Recently (over a week ago) I had a fungus gnat scare in my baby hibiscuses. I wasted no time getting a pack of Yellow Sticky Traps, just some cheap generic thing of Amazon. It’s worked great!! It’s been three since I last saw a fungus gnat, and longer since seeing one not stuck on the traps!!

I’ve had other kinds seedlings completely decimated by gnats, so I was quite worried for my lil babies. I always treat fungus gnats with extreme prejudice, though they are good feed for small spiders if you can catch them alive.

#hibiscuses #tropical hibiscus #hibiscus plant #growing hibiscus #fungus gnats #pest control #plant pests #houseplants

[relatedtostars]

Some plant pests and diseases....

Pink scale, the little shell.  

A spider web, didn’t see a spider.  

Black spot on rose bush 

Mites, on a rose, under the petal  

Leaf rust 

Magpie-lark 

This was on 15th of august 2023, we were learning about types of pests on plants. I also saw a bird. 

#magpie-lark #bird #plant pests #plant disease #plant #insects

[atomicsuperhero]

Seasonal Plant Parent Guilt

The season shift to fall happened a few weeks ago here. So, I'm considering bringing some of my patio plants inside for the winter. All the garden and planty people online say you should carefully inspect your plants and quarantine them for at least 2 weeks when you bring them inside. They also say you should gradually adjust them to indoor environments, the opposite of hardening off, I guess.

(I know they say these things because I have written that exact advice for many clients in the past 😆)

They're not wrong. Ideally, you would inspect, quarantine, and treat your plants for pests when bringing them inside before it starts freezing at night. But how many of us have the time, space, or organizational abilities to actually do that?

I don't. As usual for a plant parent, I have too many plants, even though I gave away 10 last week (and bought 3 new ones.) I have plants in every room of my apartment that has windows. That's only 3 rooms. So, I'd have to rearrange a bunch of plants to make a quarantine room. I also have over 40 plants that need to come inside this year...

Most pests also have legs or wings, so shutting the door on a room will not stop them from getting to my other houseplants. 

I also push my luck on time. I think, "it's warm; I have a few weeks yet." Then suddenly, the forecast will be like, "Freezing temperatures, -1 to -5 every night this week," and I'll have to haul all my plants inside before bed one night. 

All this to say that if you're like me, maybe you have ADHD too, don't feel bad if you're rushing at the end of summer to bring plants inside. It's ok; you're not a bad plant parent. 

It's also OK if you don't get around to bringing them inside before the frost gets them. It's ok if you forget them for a night and they get a bit of frost. Some of them are likely tough enough to withstand a degree or two of freezing without fully dying. 

I love my plants, but at the end of the day, I have to remind myself that they are plants. Most of them are replaceable, and stressing myself out about them doesn't help me or them. 

#houseplants #houseplant care #plant pests #perennials

[urbansoulfarmer]

#companion planting #permaculture #pest control #growtrees #restoration #food forest

[gallusrostromegalus]

Winged Bull, based on the Jagdeep Rajput shot that is a contenter for the the 2022 Wildlife Photography awards. It's such a fun shot and was fun to turn into a creature.

I think his name is Undeterred By Marigolds, and he likes fresh vegetables, especially when someone else so kindly grew them for him :)

#Illustration #beast #Winged Bull #He's a garden-raiding little shit #but also animals (holy or otherwise) have no concept of property so can you really blame him #the joke is that Marigolds smell awful to most large garden pests so you plant them around your borders

[ryllen]

[ But i wish, the '"interesting" him' I am talking to right now, Hold some part of truth of the 'true him'. ]

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( a bit of thought after seeing their 2 interactions on x & x )

#i only just started to play the game; trey senpai loves me so much his different cards kept coming to me; even my first SSR is him #i don't know this ends up very long which probably doesn't make sense in the end #twst #twisted wonderland #treyjade #trey clover #jade leech #fanart #i remember seeing one strip about trey finding his strawberries bitten #and he thought it was some pest & went to get pesticide #but then he found jade later nibbling on them fshd #i love them so much ............ #they are my top comfort ship rn #OH GOD I REMEMBER the strip where trey found jade sketching on plants on botanical garden & complimented his drawing #and then jade be like DRAW ME! DRAW ME! #AND IT WAS LITERALLY THE UGLIEST THING TREY COULD EVER SCRIBBLED (not really bcs he is just bad at DRAWING in general *crying) #BUT JADE TREASURES IT WITH HIS LIFE LIKE IT'S EVERYTHING HE COULD EVER ASK FOR #FSHDSH #I LOVE THEEEEEM!!!!!!!!!!!! #I couldn't create something for them to that adorable level but hngghhh....... i love them o(-<

[katkalis-the-fanartist]

I heard you wanted pvz drawing ideas so maybe Doom-shroom about to blow up behind Zomboss •U•👉👈

RIP AS MUCH AS A ZOMBIE BOSS CAN, DOCTOR-

#tbh doom shroom is kinda a fave of mine #mostly by looks #it looks almost attractive i admit yada yada #anyway poor mans having a hard time with plant pests recently #plants vs zombies #pvz #dr zomboss #doom shroom #ask answered #my art #fan art #comic

[poisonousquinzel]

Harley: is literally friends with Batman at this point in the comics

some folks: uh actually Harley hates him! the fandoms "wine aunt" jokes miss the point because she hates Batman and she hates his family!

Harley Quinn (2021 - ) #29

just the little things (having a snack) you do with your enemy you hate so so much who you despise and wish would die and who's family you deeply hate and also wish would die

#ivy doesnt care enough about him to hate him lbr #he's a pest at best #but if she Hated him he'd be dead just like realistically j0ker should be #she has way too much power and the constant ability to kill him if she hated him that much #he's not worth her time he just gets in the way #and ya know dc constantly pretending like she wouldn't be able to just #violently murder anyone if she wanted to because plants are kinda really powerful??? #a plan and failsafes are nice and all but you can't gadget your way out #of a plant growing /rapidly/ inside your intestines and ripping you apart from the inside until your organs shut down or you bleed to death #also also sorry but if you list that one detective comic with the gaming systems in your argument I'm gonna disregard your opinion #That chapter has the same level of understanding about Harley & Harleen as the ebkt comic did. #aka insulting trash #harley quinn #harleen quinzel #dc comics #batman #bruce wayne

[los-plantalones]

Annual spring PSA: Anyone plagued by gnats needs to invest in a sundew YESTERDAY

#plants #carnivorous plants #sundew #drosera #cape sundew #drosera capensis #fungus gnats #TOP TIER pest control #my plants

[plantanarchy]

My variegated lemon tree is blooming in my greenhouse and I hand-pollinated some flowers today. Citrus trees are one of my least favorite plants to care for but somehow this one hasn't annoyed me too much yet.

#it does have the start of a scale infestation but shockingly no spider mites #it needs a good prune too the poor thing is going to struggle if it gets lemons #i hate citrus because they acquire every pest and are sneaky about stabbing you #you go to pull of a yellow leaf and it gets ya #my plants