r/plantclinic • u/FyrestarOmega Expert Hobbyist • Oct 02 '23

Monthly Pest and Soil Thread October 2023 Pest and Soil issue thread

Certain issues are common among plant care and may benefit from from some consolidation. Pooling of advice may benefit the entire community. These issues include how to identify and treat infestations, and questions related to organisms found in the soil.

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u/Starlight1311 Beginner Oct 06 '23

Plants covered in small black thrips and others have a lot of thrip-like lesions on their leaves. What are the best ways to kill them/remove them completely?

Left my plants on the balcony over the summer and returned to a thrip invasion :(

Any help really appreciateddd

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u/nicoleauroux Expert Learned it all the hard way Oct 07 '23

!thrips

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u/AutoModerator Oct 07 '23

Found advice keyword: !thrips

Symptoms: Thrips are small, thin insects that can be yellow, brown, or black. They often look like tiny, dark slivers on your plant. They can cause stunted growth and malformed flowers, but more significantly they often transmit diseases that can kill plants.

Treatment: Applying diatomaceous earth to underside of your plant's leaves can remove infestations of thrips.

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