Contents
Houseplant Care and Basics
How to Buy Houseplants
Houseplants and Light Conditions
How to Water Houseplants
How to Fertilize Houseplants
Temperature, Humidity, and Air Flow
Houseplant Pots and Repotting
How to Maintain Houseplants
How to Propagate Houseplants
How to Take Houseplants Outdoors
Common Houseplant Diseases
Common Houseplant Insects
Types of
Houseplants
Flowering Houseplants
Foliage Houseplants
Succulent Houseplants
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Common Houseplant Insects
Dozens of types of insects can live in or on houseplants. Some can be beneficial, but most are harmful. Some of the most common harmful insects are:
Aphids
- Traits: Small green, black, yellow, or red insects.
- Symptoms: Distorted plant tips and leaves. Mold may be present.
- Remedy: Spray leaf undersides and any active aphids with insecticide.
Earwigs
- Traits: Dark brown–bodied insects with pincer tail.
- Symptoms: Plants have holes or appear skeletal.
- Remedy: Thoroughly hand-pick all earwigs off of the plant.
Fungus Gnats
- Traits: Winged, grayish, gnatlike insects in soil and on leaves.
- Symptoms: Wilting or, in young plants, stunted growth.
- Remedy: Spray with insecticide.
Mealy Bugs
- Traits: Small, white, fluffy-looking insects on leaves.
- Symptoms: Wilted or yellow leaves.
- Remedy: Wipe off with a damp cloth or spray with household insecticide.
Spider Mites
- Traits: Tiny red mites on undersides of leaves.
- Symptoms: Leaves with blotches or fine white webbing.
- Remedy: Wipe the entire plant with insecticidal soap.
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