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title: "my entire collection of 30+ plants have been infested with thrips. i…"
description: "my entire collection of 30+ plants have been infested with thrips. i got engaged and adopted a stray cat so i looked away for a week 😭 i’m treating with neem…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FICrLFVId0Gl7EtLNqjuu0"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "jodie"
published: "2025-11-22T09:29:43.195295Z"
language: "en"
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# my entire collection of 30+ plants have been infested with thrips. i…

_Posted by jodie on 2025-11-22_

my entire collection of 30+ plants have been infested with thrips. i got engaged and adopted a stray cat so i looked away for a week 😭 i’m treating with neem oil right now and i’m hoping it’ll knock them on the head, but for the future im considering using helpful pests to get them before they get out of hand (probably swirskii) has anyone done this before, if so does anyone know the best place to purchase them? (UK) a picture of my ring because HUH?!

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## 6 comments

### Phil commented on 2025-11-22

Congrats! And knock’em dead to those thrips!

### Mysti M commented on 2025-11-22

Congratulations!

### MummaDeb commented on 2025-11-22

Congratulations!!! Google "killing thrips". There's a ton of info. 👍🏼

### plantgeek commented on 2025-11-22

personally, i LOVE using ladybugs and springtails. both are very helpful for plants, though ladybugs are definitely for use on outside plants LOL. if you haven't thought about it i'd recommend a pitcher plant or a sundew plant to catch stray gnats.

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 commented on 2025-11-22

Congrats!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

### Tom commented on 2025-11-22

Amazon uk sale these, if you’ve already added pesticide like neem oil or any think else then I don’t think you can use them for a bit as it also kills the helpful pest killers. Congrats on the engagement

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