When I first found thrips on my houseplants, I was devastated. I have always heard how horrible they are to get rid of, and I thought for sure I would lose many houseplants to them. I sprung into action, researching and watching YouTube videos to understand the best way to tackle each stage of the lifecycle. Now you don’t need to be stressed like I was; this video is here to help!

0:00 Intro
1:27 Thrip FAQs and Lifecycle Stages (with photos of bugs)
7:47 How to Identify Thrips (photos of damaged leaves)
10:40 My Personal Experience and Recommended Treatment
20:59 Other Techniques (Systemic, Beneficial Insects, Diatomaceous Earth, Sticky Traps)
27:44 Outro

My recommended steps to get rid of thrips:
1. Isolate infected plants (put them outside if it is nice enough outside; if you are lucky then outdoor beneficial insects will take care of the problem for you)
2. Check all plants for signs of thrips
3. Manually remove live insects
4. Trim off damaged leaves
5. Spray off infected (and noninfected plants just in case) plants with water, aiming the spray perpendicular to the plant
6. Treat all plants with beneficial nematodes
7. Alternate spraying with Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew and Neem Oil on infected plants (and noninfected plants just in case) every 512 days for the next couple of months

Note: I used this method on every plant I own (monsteras, calatheas, ficus, succulents, marantas, pothos, etc.) and not a single plant was harmed from the techniques I used.

You CAN do this! Now go forth and kill some thrips!

Items Used (Pest Control):
https://www.amazon.com/shop/influence...

Sources:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/c....
https://www.natureandgarden.com/gar...
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn...
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.o...
https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/m...
https://www.bybrittanygoldwyn.com/get...
https://bloomsprouts.com/thripsonmo...
https://piantica.com/ifyouseethis...
https://www.amazon.com/BonideProduct...
https://www.lowes.com/pdl/GardenSafe...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMl...

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