Bugs on potted plants ?
How do you get rid of bugs on potted plants that you bring indoors for the winter
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Spray with water with a couple drops of dish soap in it. Make sure you get the whole surface of the plant, especially under leaves
You can spray with an insecticidal soap. Or use a mild soap diluted with water as a homemade version. Just be sure to not use a heavy duty soap which can damage plant. Soap basically dehydrates any bugs on plant and kills them.
Use warm or room temp soapy water so as not to shock plant. Keep separate from other indoor plants. Be sure to remove any dead or decaying leaves that bugs or critters can hide in. Also check holes under pot where snails & slugs hide.
Before you bring them in spray them 24 hours prior with a soapy dishwater mix . Dawn is a good one - this conditioning should remove most of the bugs.
Ideally, repot in fresh soil before bringing indoors. Alternatively, wash plant as recommended with soapy water, including soil. Drain very well.
You can submerge the entire pot in a bucket of water for 24-48 hours. This kilos of forces out any bugs in the soil.
Let the soil dry completely out (but don't let the plants die!). Then, if you can, microwave the soil to kill any bugs or eggs in the soil. Replant.
I used Sevin spray. Sevin comes in powder and spray. I bought mine at Lowes. I imagine other home and garden stores hhabe ot also.
Put your plant in a big plastic bag thru a small opening spray you bug killer then close bag for 24 hours. Bugs will be dead and you can bring your plant inside.