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Gardening

magicarpet

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3. Tea spoon of dish soap mixed in a pint of water....

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:15 AM

Mar 2018

.... put the solution in a spray bottle. Spray the plant and spray the soil. As stated the bugs are likely mites and they are feeding off the fine root structures growing in the soil. After a couple of applications the bugs should be gone. Do not soak or saturate the plant of let it sit in the soap/water solution you will burn the roots. Keep the plant warm and near some sun light to perk it up while you give it the soap/water spray down.

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Little white bugs in potted plants. [View all] liberalnarb Mar 2018 OP

They are Probably Mites dlk Mar 2018 #1

Lightly spray all your plants with Neem oil WhiteTara Mar 2018 #2

Tea spoon of dish soap mixed in a pint of water.... magicarpet Mar 2018 #3