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I've been fighting them on my large Dracaena for over a year.

The 'cotton-swab with alochol' method will kill the ones you find, but if the plant is of any significant size, it's pretty unlikely you'll find all of them.

The best solution I found was to buy a bunch of insecticidal soap spray concentrate like this: https://www.amazon.com/Safers-Insecticidal-Soap-500mL-Concentrate/dp/B0002J9VAO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540950829&sr=8-2&keywords=insecticidal+soap+concentrate&dpID=3163103GJ4L&preST=_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

And a larger spray bottle like this: https://www.amazon.com/Solo-418-Ergonomic-Gardening-Fertilizing/dp/B000BX4VXI/ref=sr_1_10?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1540950862&sr=1-10&keywords=pump+sprayer

Then mix up a bunch, and spray the plant down every two or three days, while occasionally rinsing it with regular water sprayings.

You'll need to do this for awhile because the eggs are not vulnerable to the spray, so you need to go through at least one entire lifecycle (probably a few to catch them all).

The reason you want to rinse with water occasionally is that otherwise the soap will accumulate on the plant, and after awhile the plant doesn't photosynthesize as well with the film all over it.

The method I described works best for plants that can tolerate a fair amount of spraying. Succulents and cacti will need to go with the alcohol swab method or you risk killing them by overwatering.

That doesn't match with any common disease that I am aware of, though I am far from an expert on roses. Is there any evidence of the blistering on the underside of the affected leaves? Is there anything in the vicinity that could be damaging it, like a heat source, light being magnified by a window/high rise, or chemicals being aerosolized?

In the future you might consider using a 3-in-1 systemic like this. It will fight bugs and disease and provide fertilizer. The packaging says not to use on pots, but many people do (do your own research to that end). You might just use a bit less than recommended so you don't burn the plant.

Check out the list here for a rose specialist in your area who may be able to assist you. Also, if you are in the US you may have an extension office in your county (they are usually associated with your state ag school). If that is the case then definitely take them a sample.

Best of luck!

You might need to figure out a different way to water it. Ideally, you water enough that water comes out the bottom, and you let it drain away so that the plant doesn't sit in water. This is easier to do with a little plant that you can easily put in the sink or something while it drains.

I'm not sure what kind of potting set-up you have, but for my big plants that I can't realistically move/lift every week I have an inner pot that sits within a larger decorative pot with a plant stand in between to create a space and airflow. I will get some sitting water from drip-out, but it's not a huge deal because the plant isn't sitting in it.

When I can, I bring a big shallow plastic container over to the plant (imagine the kind of thing made for under-bed storage), put a plant stand or baker's cooling rack into the container, put the plant on top, and water it generously. After it stops dripping it goes back into the outer pot. This keeps me from having to carry a big ol tree through my house.

Piggybacking off your comment since it's relevant...

It's possible to add drainage holes to just about any pot! A tile/glass drill bit like this one can be used even when the plant has already been potted (as a last ditch effort when the plant isn't strong enough yet). Just have to be super gentle with tipping it.

A good fungicide should help. I like [Safer Brand 3-in-1.] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002ITKYRK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_i-YrDbATF07JS)

It depends on how you spread it. All you really need is a fine powder dusting, but it's hard to do that with bare hands. Something like a flour duster or mesh shaker might work well to reduce the usage, rather than just throwing down a heap that won't spread out and may just wash away with the next watering.

https://www.amazon.com/RSVP-Endurance-Stainless-Steel-Shaker/dp/B0000CFPV9/ref=pd_day0_hl_79_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0000CFPV9&pd_rd_r=fefc95f2-e21f-11e8-8e6c-4951f798b082&pd_rd_w=5tqhI&pd_rd_wg=fen9V&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=M4W9GD1GCPZ2E752PN4J&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=M4W9GD1GCPZ2E752PN4J

Yes, buy a Zero Water filter it's the only filter of it's kind that I know of that works almost as well as an RO filter.

New to gardening so few follow up questions. I used this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HHO110), it is on most of the plant. To be preventative I sprayed some on the plant next to it; however, most of that plant has it on it. Can I save the pant, do I need to put it in time out (isolate it)?

yeah, I think its just easier to suspend and adjust a shoplight fixture on chains to cover a decent size area. How can you do that with bulbs?

I saw this on the page for the bulbs that you linked.

Good idea think that would connect with

Woods Clamp Lamp Light with Aluminum Reflector, 150W, UL Listed, 6- Foot Cord https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HHQ94C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_i32vCb5X5VPKN

I have this totally basic one, and it does the job.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FJTWK0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_zorIDb4K265WW

Also, if you think your plant might be overly wet right now, you can gently take it out of the pot so that the potting mix stays clumped together, and feel it. You can even blot it a bit by pressing with some paper towel and/or leave it out for a day or two to let air circulate and dry it out faster.

I just grabbed one from HEB (Texas grocery store). I don’t think it was anything special, but this is it. https://www.amazon.com/Bonide-BND925-Bontone-Rooting-Fertilizer/dp/B000BX1HGC/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=rooting+hormone&qid=1573164274&sprefix=rooting+hor&sr=8-8 I’ve never had anything not root with it.

Prune aggressively and put it in the south facing window. If you're not giving it supplemental light, you should already be keeping it in a south facing window. That you're not doing so would explain why it is so starved for light. RE: lonely spot - being seen by people isn't going to make it grow. Getting adequate light is what it needs. If you're not willing to move it, atleast supplement its light. Doesn't have to be anything crazy. Point one of THESE at it, ~14+ hours/day, from about 18" away. Doesn't have to be that brand, but you want a 27 watt 6500K CFL bulb. That's the color temperature it likes, and it'll prefer the intensity of the higher wattage bulb - a 13w won't do much. Don't gradually transition it to more light. Get it under the light it needs yesterday. Seriously.

Whoa like this? That is so cool!

I used this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Y08J3E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_x8b8CbAT8SCB2 and mixed more perlite in!

I had a similar window issue so i got this insanely inexpensive light filtering shade that you cut to size. Far exceeded my expectations. I ended up buying 2 more. If you go for it, be sure to get the ones labeled fabric. One of the sizes only comes in paper and imo isn't as good. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041HYB7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ivHZDbTYME5JV

Hi all,

Here is some more info on the plant:

I received this plant at the end of winter (March maybe?) and placed in on our back porch. At the time it was dormant and had been cut back to the stems. My fiance's father has kept these plants outdoors in Northern VA year round by cutting them back this way every fall and allowing them to go dormant over winter. Anywho, we took the plant back home with us (zone 7b, Durham NC) and it started sprouting and growing within a week or two. It really took off and seemed very happy. I rarely watered it, just allowing the rain to water it. It seemed to love the hot humid summer and started growing many blooms. At that point I figured maybe it could use just a touch of fertilizer so I added some of this once. Shortly after that, I figured it was hot summer time I should give it a little extra water here and there with the hose. So I began occasionally watering it when I was watering the other plants in my yard. From there everything started to go bad.


The blooms stopped and the plant began to grow these sickly looking leaves with speckling on them. I also noticed some small webs on the plant and thought maybe it has a spider mite infestation. I only saw a couple of webs so I am undecided on this. I cleared the webs from the plant so I do not have a picture. Yesterday, I trimmed the plant back of many of the sickly looking branches and I was considering repotting today. I am wondering if the roots are staying too wet. It lives on the back porch and we have no gutters so the water pours off the back of the house and lands in the pot. We had some rains a few days ago and yesterday I checked the pot and it feels quite wet still. Should I go ahead and repot the plant or will that stress it even more?

This

Bonide (BND95349) - Insect Control Systemic Granules, 0.22% Imidacloprid Insecticide (4 lb.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BWZ9U8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1qsMDb3SP5RAR

This completely annihilated my fungus gnat problem, along with the yellow sticky butterflies. Brought them
Home with a Home Depot plant. Now I ALWAYS check for them, and usually will stop by the complex dumpster and completely uproot any plants I get from there and repot them immediately.

Edit: also, this worked really awesome and for a really long time. I applied in early summer and have never had another issue. Didn’t mess with any of my plants even a little.

I just threw out a an Xanadu philodendron with scale, I was too nervous of it spreading and it was not getting better.
I did use Neem on it several times and nada. I’m neeming everything now and bought this.

General Hydroponics GH2045 AzaMax, 4 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032JYKGG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SUEtDb553WRHA