Lovetogarden

Anyone have luck getting rid of them? They are in the 1000s in my soil inside and out. And I plan to bring in my dwarf at winter since I am zone 7.

a.hulva@coxinet.net

How about a picture?

Lovetogarden

They are like white dots in the soil. As soon as u water they come out

Worm_Farmer

You could try some Triazicade. It is what I'm about to use to try and combat some grubs.

Kat2

Or you could use Neem which is organic but not instantaneous; I'm determined to not purchase Sevin or Malathion in my new home. Even though I rarely spray, I'm not having issues with leaf chewers or nematodes--knock on wood. If these are spider mites, you can repot in sterile soil. It may sound silly but I'd gently wash the roots in a weak solution of dishwashing detergent. Since this will be an inside/outside plant, I'd recommend either baking your dirt or purchasing potting soil. Miracle Gro has a prefertilized one my that boss, when I was a landscaper in OH, used for annual plant arrangements. It fed for the entire season; a season that's a bit shorter than yours so you'd need to feed or repot after about 5 months. (I gardened in MD for over 30 years.)

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Worm_Farmer

I gave up on Organic insect solution. LoL
I have never sprayed or dusted my veggies thou.

I attempted to bake the soil by laying card board down. It seemed to kill off the weeds for a short time. But the grubs are still there. I read that baking the soil is best for nematodes. But I honestly, do not think I have even had them.

Tytaylor77

Sounds crazy but when I see them in a pot. I fill a 5 gal bucket with water and dawn dish soap. Pull the rootball outta the pot and stick the whole thing into the bucket. Leave them for 15-30 mins. Come back and repot and flush with water. Doesn't seem to bother the plant. I never get mites in the grounded plants. It's always the potted ones. Usually too wet from a lot of rain. I would love to hear other solutions like preditory bugs. Large greenhouses have to have issues. I want to know exactly what they do.

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Worm_Farmer

Ppfff, I overlooked the entire part about this referring to a potted plant. LoL

Yes, everyone is right wash them out are replace the soil.

gnappi

I almost did, my guava and annona have been vexed with scale, but I discovered horticultural oil kills them.

I would have no problem using sevin if I had to

Kat2

In MD everyone had Japanese beetle grubs except for me. Why didn't I? I encouraged Starlings or Grackles; I'm not a birder so don't know which it was. My yard was black for days when "dinner" was served during spring but otherwise they didn't hang around. Here I've found a few grubs but I have armadillos that patrol the yard occasionally. I'm not too fond of their holes or the fact that they dig where I've planted but they do a good job. Snails are new to me. They're not too bad--yet. Hate that I may need to share a beer with them...

Nematodes were awful in Jacksonville; I've seen no evidence of them down here. YET.

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saxybill1

I have used neem oil mixed with a small amount of dish soap with success. You can get neem oil from amazon, not too expensive. I have used it on my plumeria, desert rose and several other tropicals. Since using neem oil, I have been bug free for quite sometime. Good luck,
Bill

Kat2

I purchased Neem at Lowes; HD probably sells it also. It's not a big container but you don't use much; I believe I spent $7.99 plus tax last summer. Shop and compare prices then pick some up. I met a couple who are raising their own trees here in FL; unless you have a really great indoor growing area and want to give up growing space for more interesting plants, buy the oil ready made.

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