Small white bugs in my lawn
amoncur
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Small white bugs, fast crawlers in soil, please help ID...
Comments (18)Ok, please do not try this without checking it out first. Here is my story. I had this problem more then once. The first time I got these crawly threadlike things in my soil (ie. Last summer), I ended up throwing out my Thanksgiving Cactus. So last November, I purchased a few more Thanksgiving Cactus from the supermarket. I noticed those pesky tiny fruit flies/knats flying around my plants. ( they usually lay their eggs in the soil ) Well that was it! I mixed a combo of rubbing alcohol and water and sprayed the surface of the dirt on my newly purchased plants really well. I have knat/fruit fly traps all over...ie.. Near each plant. For the first time since the Fall, I recently saw the first little bugger and put out my traps. I may do my alcohol/ water spray again. But this is risky. It did not kill my plants, but it can kill them if you overdo this. Proceed at your own risk. Best to try to control this problem. I do not think you can completely avoid it if you have live plants in the home. They LOVE organic soil and there may be unhatched eggs in the organic soil you buy at the garden center to transplant your thanksgiving cactus into a new pot in the Spring. So far I have NOT transplanted anything. Nor have I fertilized anything. These tiny fruit flies/knats come in through screens or with your groceries/fruit that you buy at your local supermarket. They can even come up out of the drain in your sink! I have added photos of these traps. They work well so far for me. You can purchase them at Home Depot or True Value Hardware....See MoreCan you ID these teeny bugs invading my lawn ? (pics!)
Comments (1)Looks like leafhoppers Here a web page on them. http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/wildthing/leafhoppers.htm...See Moresmall white bugs in my soil
Comments (4)Well, you could try getting some entomopathogenic nematodes off a site...they'll kill most of the bad critters in your soil, and since they are all natural, you won't have to worry about messing with chemicals or killing off any good bugs (or anything else). There might be other beneficial predators you can introduce around your plant, so that is definitely worth looking into. A chemical option would most likely involve a systemic pesticide, which kills anything that bites into the plant. Some of these can be dangerous if inhaled or if you get it in your eyes or skin, so be careful if you go that route. In the end, I would google "root aphid treatment" and see which options you can take to treat the infestation. Steve...See Morefound this white goop and tiny white bugs on my plants
Comments (1)umm, sounds like mealy bugs. Not a big deal. I'm seeing many more this year than last. Don't know what that means... Here is a link that might be useful: mealy bugs....See MoreUser
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