Submitted 2 days ago by tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip to houseplants@mander.xyz
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They aren’t moving and don’t seem to be attached, as the come off easily when I wipe the leaves with a tissue. They are on two plants that were right next to each other but not the basil that was also next to one of them
teft@piefed.social 2 days ago Everyone is saying aphids but those look more like thrips to me. Same way to get of them though. Physical removal of the eggs and a good plant soap should get rid of them.
I also saw the other pics. If you zoom in closely, you can see fat aphids. Those white flakes are their exoskeletons they shed when maturing.
Get some neem oil and silicate, that will get rid of them and make the plant more resistant for upcoming generations of the pest.
Or befriend a bunch of ladybugs!
/j (not that it wouldn’t work, just that your suggestion is better)
Mild solution of pine oil soap and water will likely kill whatever they are but wont harm the plant or you.
Have you considered using a spinosad solution? In the past, I’ve had luck with Captain Jack’s Dead Bug Brew.
M137@lemmy.today 2 days ago Grated Parmesan cheese.
czardestructo@lemmy.world 1 day ago Those look a lot like white spider mites.
Looks like thrips
Looks like thrips. They are a major pain in the ass. If your state still sells systemic pesticides, those work really well on indoor plants (don’t use them on outdoor plants, or plants you plan on eating) they are very good at killing bugs.
anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Aphids when they molt and leave their old exoskeletons behind.
www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/aphids
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Yeah I just saw some moving as well when I was wiping the leaves. They’re all over the stems too so I’ll probably need to make some kind of spray to make sure I get them all
breakfastmtn@piefed.ca 2 days ago
They’re pretty easy to manage. Just make a solution of dish soap in water (~1 tsp per L) and spray the plants. It dissolves their waxy coating and kills them quick. It shouldn’t harm the plants but spray a test area first to be sure. It won’t harm their eggs so you’ll probably have to spray a few times.
prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 days ago
If you don’t want to spray anything you can take a damp papergowel and just kinda … wipe em off.
You may not get em all but you can take their population largely out just by wiping em away.