Small white bugs in the soil of indoor plants

Brown and tan spots on leaves

Trips

Signs: Brownish-brown spots are visible on the underside of the damaged leaf, and whitish and silvery streaks are visible on the upper side, which are left by thrips as they crawl from leaf to leaf.
Then the leaves may turn yellow, dry out and fall off. Flowers become stained and deformed. Features of the pest: An insect with an oblong and black body with two pairs of wings. Lays white larvae, which later turn light yellow and have a transparent bubble on the back. They are collected on the underside of the leaf near its veins. Eggs are laid in leaf tissue. Method of control: Leaves are washed with water and dissolved laundry soap. For complete destruction, pyrethrum diluted in water (2 g per 1 liter of water) is used for spraying, which is done twice with an interval of 8-10 days. They also use the slightly toxic drug thiophos (0.1-0.2%) or the moderately toxic ones - Nurell-D, Vertimek. Spraying with a decoction of cyclamen tubers, infusion of tobacco and yarrow also gives results. For prevention, it is important to spray the plant with water, maintaining sufficient humidity

Onion root mite

Signs: Tick passages are visible. The affected parts of the plant are filled with brown dust. Features of the pest: Small (up to 1 millimeter) yellowish or white mites that attack bulbous, tuberous plants, and orchids. Method of control: Affected bulbs and tubers are destroyed. The earth is dried out.

Comments

These appear in waterlogged soil and from house flies, I use the drug Grom-2, and my sister put chopped garlic on the ground and put the pot in a bag

Judging by your description, these are idiots. Springtails (or podura) are the oldest inhabitants of the Earth, coming to us from the Paleozoic era. In nature, they live in the soil, under the bark, in mushrooms, and sometimes on water. And in flower pots they develop with constant humidity and the presence of undecayed organic matter in the soil.

Springtails feed on rotten plant debris and microorganisms. But when the food in the flower pot runs out for them, they gnaw at the tender roots and underground shoots. They can eat terrestrial plants located near moist soil, as well as sprouted seeds and seedlings. The most common species found in apartments is the white one.

In the absence of wings, springtails are capable of jumping, throwing themselves up using a jumping fork, a special outgrowth in the lower abdomen. Therefore, the pest has other names - springtail or forktail.

Females lay eggs in the soil, at a depth of 1-3 cm. They are very sensitive to drying out and develop only in a humid environment. Therefore, to get rid of durs, you need to reduce watering and sprinkle the soil surface with dry sand, decorative stones or pebbles.

To be more sure, can I carefully replace the top 2-3 cm of soil? In emergency cases, tobacco dust, tobacco from 3-5 cigarettes or ash - 1-2 tsp are used to sprinkle the soil in pots. (except azaleas, camellias, begonias).

You can also catch the springtail pest using bait made from halves of raw potatoes, which are laid cut side down on the soil surface. The bait that has accumulated on the potatoes is washed off with water and the bait is placed back in the pot. Any insecticides, decoctions and infusions of onions, garlic, and yarrow are also effective.

In spring, transplant the plants into new soil, not forgetting good drainage.

How to get rid of midges in flower pots

In the question of how to get rid of midges in a flower pot, folk remedies will help:

Make living in your flower pots uncomfortable, dry the soil and loosen it regularly for better access of oxygen to the roots. When the soil is waterlogged, plant roots lack oxygen. Compliance with the watering regime will prevent new pests from appearing.
In order to prevent pests from spreading to other indoor flowers, catch all adult insects. For this you can use special traps. This could be fly tape. You can make such devices yourself. Take cardboard or thick yellow paper, cut suitable squares and brush them with honey, then place them near the flower pots. Change traps when they dry out or become full of midges.
Adult midges can be controlled mechanically using a vacuum cleaner. Simply remove the attachment and vacuum up potted soil and flying gnats. Dispose of the bag or treat it with dichlorvos.
The next step is to destroy the larvae in the soil. Prepare one of these solutions. Per one flower pot: grate or chop 1 head of garlic with a knife, pour boiling water (600 ml) infuse the solution for 4 hours. Sprinkle the soil with this product and spray the plant, dig the garlic pulp into the pot. In addition, you can stick a head of garlic cut into pieces into the ground, one per pot.
In case of infection with midge larvae, the soil can be shed with a weak, almost colorless solution of potassium permanganate. Watch the concentration, otherwise the flower roots may burn. Pour the solution into the soil in the pot and spray the leaves. Carry out 4 such treatments within a month.
Prepare a solution of laundry soap. Take a liter of warm water, add 20 g of grated soap. Treat the pots in the same way, water the soil and spray the stems and leaves.
Sulfur can help in the fight against Drosophila and sciarids. For this processing you will need ordinary household matches. Insert several matches into the ground so that the sulfur is in the ground, and moisten with water, change the matches every day for a week.
Pests can be destroyed using anthelmintic drugs. You can buy them at a pet store; for our purposes, tablets in a dosage for small animals are suitable. Dissolve the drug in warm water, water your green pets, repeat the procedure twice with an interval of seven days.
You can arrange something like a “gas chamber” for harmful uninvited guests. Take a strong bag and place the infected plant in it, spray Dichlorvos into the soil, close the bag tightly over the pot. Keep this greenhouse on the pot for 5 hours, all parasites will be destroyed. If there are adult specimens on the leaves, take a larger bag and place the entire plant there. Spray a little insecticide onto the sides of the bag, being careful not to get the product on the plant. Instead of Dichlorvos, any insect repellent will do. To ensure success, combine this method with sticky traps to ensure you catch all flying pests. After a week, re-treat.
If the soil is very heavily infested with larvae, replant the plant. Prepare the soil by heating it at 120 degrees for about an hour. Then fertilize so that the microflora is restored. Carefully free the plant from the earthen clod, use a brush to clean off any remaining soil and lightly rinse the roots with garlic infusion or another remedy suggested above.

The waste products of whiteflies are harmful to the plant; sooty fungi can appear and will thrive on the secretions they leave on the leaves. They cause great harm to the plant. Adult whiteflies can also be carriers of the virus and can infect a flower and cause disease and death of the plant.

Catch adult individuals using the methods described above. Use sticky traps, a vacuum cleaner, and then lower the temperature in the room where the plant is located. Cool air prevents flies from flying up. Rinse the leaves with insects in the bath. This will help get rid of nymphs (these are white worms) and eggs.

Garlic infusion is suitable for spraying, and if the number of whiteflies is large, use insect repellent spray. Bait by spraying in a bag as described above. If the plant is not heat-loving, you can ventilate it at 14 degrees for 10 days. Insects will surely die from such a regime.

These tips, used together, will help you get rid of midges in pots forever.

How can you understand from the initial signs that white insects have infested the flowers? Let's look at these and other questions below.

Springtails or springtails

Small white bugs in houseplants that do not have wings or a chitinous shell are springtails. These insects feed on the small roots of the plant, so it may begin to dry out or rot. Pests appear if the plant’s soil is very waterlogged, so the first way to combat insects is to urgently reduce watering.

The destruction method is to completely replace the old soil. This way you can replace soil that is too wet without waiting for it to dry out naturally, and also remove more parasites. To prevent the subsequent appearance of pests, the soil is sprinkled with crushed tobacco.

What attracts pests

White insects can be seen immediately when you look at a flower pot. These parasites multiply so quickly that in a fairly short time they damage young shoots of plants and also destroy their roots, resulting in the death of the plant.

The invasion of these insects usually occurs in winter or spring. Appear on your premises if:

Plants are watered very often, so the soil is oversaturated with water;
there are components in the soil that retain excess moisture;
the soil was already infested with bugs at the point of sale;
for watering use tea leaves or other means that are not recommended;
pests enter the room through open windows or ventilation systems.

Ways to get rid of the white bug

There are several options for protecting indoor plants from these insects. This is done using folk remedies, namely:

water the flower with a very weak solution of manganese so as not to damage the root system of the plant; Insert five matches into the pot, heads down, and pour water over them. After 24 hours, check for sulfur on the matches. If it has dissolved, then do this procedure again. Within a week, the bugs and their larvae will die; use a solution with a pungent odor. Finely chop three cloves of garlic, put in one liter of water and leave for 4 days. Strain the liquid and spray the flower and soil with it; try pouring crushed chalk near the flower pots, which is used to remove cockroaches. The soil is treated with the same composition; Dry mustard is a very effective remedy. Add 1 tablespoon of mustard to 1 liter of water and mix thoroughly. Water the soil with the sweat mixture; Tobacco sprinkled on top of the ground will also help. Mix tobacco with water, leave for 24 hours, then spray your home flower with this solution; The easiest way is to change the ground. This will make it possible to completely get rid of insects.

But this must be done with extreme caution in order to leave the roots intact. After completely removing the soil, you should thoroughly wash the flowerpot with warm water and soap so that no larvae remain

If there are very few white bugs, then the whole soil is not changed, but only the top layer is removed; Tapes with a sticky layer will help, to which the bugs stick and cannot free themselves. take medical alcohol and add finely chopped zest from one orange. Let it brew for 14 days, strain and use a spray bottle to spray the soil near the plant; Add grated tar soap to warm water and stir well. Water the soil with the resulting solution.

Getting rid of bugs using chemistry

There are a lot of chemicals that will get rid of these insects. They act very quickly and efficiently. Among other things, these chemicals remain on the surface of the earth and prevent other parasites from penetrating and multiplying there. Such products should be sprayed very close to indoor plants.

It should be remembered that chemicals contain aggressive substances that can cause harm to flowers, so before using them, carefully read the instructions. Most importantly, when handling chemicals, do not forget to wear gloves, a respirator and a protective gown. It is advisable that small children and pets are also absent from the room where the treatment is taking place.

The most popular drugs

Effective means of destroying the white bug include the following drugs:

fitoverm;
fly eater;
Inta-vir;
Grom-2;
Aktara;
Raid;
Raptor.

Prevention measures

In order not to fight pests, it is better to prevent their occurrence

To do this, it is important to take the following actions:

Water your indoor plants regularly, but do not over-moisten the soil, maintain moderation;
do not buy soil for flowers from unverified persons, use the services of professional stores and retail outlets, as well as reliable manufacturers;
when fertilizing the soil, do not use organic compounds, but only special fertilizers;
When watering flowers, use only clean water;
do not forget to loosen the soil periodically;
if old leaves and inflorescences appear on the plant, remove them immediately;
Large crops are replanted twice a year, and small crops are replanted once a year.

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Answers:

It is quite difficult to see them in a pot; in my flowers they are clearly visible not in the ground, but in the tray under the pot; if you pour water, they float up and wriggle. I spray the soil and tray with “green soap” or other insect repellents - it helps! It is also effective against ants.

These creatures harm not only indoor plants, but also operate in gardens and destroy seedlings.

My seedlings were infected with fools from an indoor flower - the flower stood on the same windowsill as the tomato seedlings, but I didn’t notice the pest in time. The seedlings were saved, but the flower died