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title: "Do you use herbicide and/or insecticide on your houseplants?"
description: "Do you use herbicide and/or insecticide on your houseplants?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/63eb990c9312d3f330a596d7"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "SisaLis"
published: "2023-02-14T14:22:04.57Z"
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# Do you use herbicide and/or insecticide on your houseplants?

_Posted by SisaLis on 2023-02-14_

Do you use herbicide and/or insecticide on your houseplants?

## 2 comments

### FLchick79 commented on 2023-02-15

Most of the time I try to just spot treat an issue if possible and usually start with a lil neem oil water and dish soap method. If for instance I’ve gone away for a week and come back to a total mess I’ll use some captain jacks deadbug brew.

### SharonW commented on 2023-02-15

I have been battling Fungus gnats. It was recommended to me to use Diatomaceous Earth to spread on the top of the soil and rake it in a bit. Been using this for 2 weeks and am almost Gnat free. Plants are doing fine.

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