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Post by quatchi on Aug 11, 2010 17:49:09 GMT -5
So while it's not a huge outbreak, I do have some thrips on my plants. I tried dunking them in water for 5 minutes already, and it worked somewhat. Can anyone recommend anything else that doesn't involve using chemicals? Or can I keep trying this method, but for a longer duration over a number of days. Thanks for your help!  |
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Post by H2O on Aug 11, 2010 18:26:41 GMT -5
You could try soap and water, unless your concidering soap as a chemical. I'm no expert on how to get rid of pests without chemicals but I sure some more people will chime in |
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Post by Rug on Aug 11, 2010 18:27:35 GMT -5
Nope sorry I just use Endall. I am not willing to take a chance with my plants with so called natural ways as the plants are too expensive to leave to chance. But good luck to you if thats your choice.
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Post by H2O on Aug 11, 2010 18:31:53 GMT -5
Haha I unfortunatly have to agree with rug, I'm not pro-chemicals in large operations buy I sure am when it comes down to my personal plants, it's just not worth loosing hundreds for dollars worth of plants
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Post by lloyd on Aug 11, 2010 19:45:38 GMT -5
Rug: Is this the stuff you mean?
Safer's End-All II Miticide & Insecticide
Is it toxic to CP's? Is it safe to use in the house?
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Post by Rug on Aug 11, 2010 20:03:07 GMT -5
Yeah thats it Lloyd. I use it all the time and I only have 3 legs! I don't normally read labels! It says its got canola oil in it or something like that. It kinda tastes funny and if you drink too much it makes your tongue go numb. But yeah thats the stuff. LOL Sorry Lloyd I couldn't help that. I assume no chemicals are ever really "safe" to use in a house but... I use it.
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Post by H2O on Aug 11, 2010 20:20:13 GMT -5
I use the same stuff all the time and I usually end up with my hands covered in it. I'm pretty sure it's safe to be using inside but it doesn't hurt to open a window or go outside. The stuff sorta smells good in a weird way.
I think the half-life of the stuff is really short too so it doesn't stick around
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Post by morganism on Aug 13, 2010 17:17:43 GMT -5
dont know if this helps you, but my Sarr. had a small problem with thrips. I isolated the plant on a window sill, with the window open. I think the relatively dry air helped to some degree. I was also giving it and its medium a good spraying every couple days with a 2:1 (2 parts water) neem oil solution. I no longer have thrips of any kind, and my sarr has been growing massive pitchers, as well as tons of smaller ones also, ever since. It gets a good amount of sunlight where it sits, so that is where the growth is coming from, but there are no thrips to make its life difficult at all either. Good luck.
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Post by montanaguy29 on Nov 9, 2010 20:17:06 GMT -5
I have read good things about neem oil and I heard it is safe to use on people, plants and animals. My dogs had fleas bad and some pure neem oil on the base of the neck helped clear up the fleas after a week. I grow orchids and cp's so I use 1 teaspoon of dish soap, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon extract in about 20 oz of water and spraying it kills everything pretty well. It is better to use more of the mixture and dunk plants and pots in the solution for about 10 mins- it will kill earwigs and just about anything else. I need to spray my orchids again before winter weather to keep them from getting infestations over the cooler months but it works great for me and it has killed mold and fungus in the orchid pots as well. Maybe you can try that.
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Post by H2O on Nov 9, 2010 21:02:04 GMT -5
Again some more good addvice. I used to be an endall person but I think I'm moving onto neem from now on.
If you do use it to dunk and soak plants you should never use the same solution twice. Using the same water on more then one plant is asking for disease and possible virus problems. This is offten a problem with orchid growers trying to save money on fertilizer and end up using the same water on all their plants.
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Post by robthered on Nov 9, 2010 22:00:51 GMT -5
+1 for neem oil.
I got some thrips this summer and in 2 doses they were gone. I just spray the hell out of the plants and then do it again 5 days later. I havent seen anything on my plants since.
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Post by robthered on Nov 20, 2010 21:49:16 GMT -5
HAH! Today I discovered that they had returned and sprayed the hell outta them again. I think I should keep with the doses for a longer period of time. I must have missed the eggs or something.
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Post by lloyd on Nov 20, 2010 22:26:15 GMT -5
You can't really get rid of thrips. However it seems that once they go below a certain level the plants can live with them. Neem is good because it doesn't kill them so they don't develop resistance. It interferes with maturation and reproduction.
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Post by dvg on Nov 20, 2010 23:07:20 GMT -5
It would be nice if we could keep a barrier of glass between our treasured plants and those darned incorrigible thrips. That way those pesky thrips could see the plants but not get to touch them...guess ya might call that a thrip tease.   ;D dvg |
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Post by robthered on Nov 20, 2010 23:38:51 GMT -5
It would be nice if we could keep a barrier of glass between our treasured plants and those darned incorrigible thrips. That way those pesky thrips could see the plants but not get to touch them...guess ya might call that a thrip tease. ;D dvg HAHA nice one DVG. I wish they didnt even exist. lol. At least I've spotted them before they've done any damage yet. The plants are not showing any signs like they did this summer. During the summer they're leaves got rust spots on them and began yellowing, then blackening and then dying off. The new leaves now are very nice and lush. Hope I kill them off before they affect them again. |
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