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No Plant is an Island: Navigating the World of Pests in Indoor Gardening

Welcome to the interconnected world of plants, where each living organism plays a role in the grand scheme of nature. In this vibrant ecosystem, pests are as much a part of the process as the sunli...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Centipedes and Millipedes

Unfortunately, encountering these creepy crawlers while owning plants is a definite possibility. Centipedes can get quite large and they travel outside of plants and soil, meaning you can find them...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Whitefly

Ever noticed what looks like tiny moths all over the leaves of your plants? If so, then you have experienced whitefly!  Why does My Plant have Pests? I’ll be straight with you: insects are almost...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Scale

The most non-bug looking pest of them all! Similar to barnacles in the ocean, they often go unnoticed as they are such strange-looking pests and appear not to be mobile. Keep an eye out for these g...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Spider Mites

Another terror of the pest world: spider mites. To be quite frank, mites are very difficult to get rid of, mainly due to their size. Since they are so small to the naked eye, it is often damage to ...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Thrips

Thrips are the bane of my existence! Thankfully, this is one pest that as long as you maintain control of its population on your plants, you can still keep a part symbiotic, part parasitic relation...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Mealybugs

In my personal opinion, Mealybugs are the most hideous of all houseplant pests, as well as being some of the most difficult to get under control. The reason behind this: they move. Although they ma...

Common Houseplant Pests: How to Deal with Fungus Gnats

Have you ever noticed something that looks and acts like a fruit fly, flying around your beloved houseplants? Or climbing all over the soil? If so, then you have most likely experienced fungus gnat...