Plant Diseases

We’re not trying to scare you. But spider mites aren’t actually mites. They’re not insects at all. Instead, spider mites are arachnids and they’re related to spiders. Hence, their name. And these creepy crawlers do as much damage as any houseplant bug.      The best example is the red spider mite (tetranychus urticae). They …

Springtails (or Collembolans) aren’t insects like most houseplant pests. Whether being insects or not, in this article you are going to learn everything you need to know how to get rid of springtails. At least, they’re not anymore. They were moved from the classification of an insect due to their chewing mechanism. Instead of insects, …

Thrips are one of the worst indoor house plant pests you can encounter. These pests are stubborn and they can make your plant very sick. Sick to the point of serious concern. You should feel concerned about a thrip infestation, big or small. Some species of thrips even bite humans. They carry a few diseases …

Are you worried you have fruit flies? But they don’t look quite right? Well, you don’t have fruit flies. You have these creatures called fungus gnats (Sciaridae). Fungus gnats can’t harm humans. There are no diseases they can pass on to you. There’s nothing they can do to hurt you. Except fly in circles in …

Meet the smallest “fly” you’ll ever see (or not see) in your lifetime. It’s the whitefly. Sometimes the only way to even know these pests are living on a plant is when the infestation has gotten large. And that’s only because of the giant cloud of whiteflies you’ll see hovering over your plant after you’ve …