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# I have thrips for the first time. Treated with diluted soap and…

_Avril님이 2026-10-07에 게시함_

I have thrips for the first time. Treated with diluted soap and killed what I could see, however they have already moved in on 4 different plants. What else should I be doing?

## 8개의 댓글

### Gaia님이 2026-10-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I thoroughly rinse the plants that have them. Once dry I use captain jacks dead bug spray and systemic granules in the soil to conquer any eggs. Isolate those plants and treat again with the spray in a week and then again in another week after that. Also if you have the yellow or blue sticky traps you can put them in the plant to catch any adults.  
I have over 400 plants, the first time I got thrips I panicked. No reason to though.  
I realized having plants means having pests sometimes. The good news is you caught them before they got too far! Good luck!

#### Danielle님이 2026-10-07에 답변했습니다.

This is great advice, better than I ever got when treating thrips. Use a pest killer that is non harmful to your plants on both the leaves and soil. Shower the plants, isolate, and check daily for the thrips.

#### Diana님이 2026-10-07에 답변했습니다.

Yeah wow this is the most calming, reassuring, but helpful advice I think I’ve ever seen. I always panic when I find something and this actually made me feel so much better. Thank you 🙏

#### Gaia님이 2026-10-07에 답변했습니다.

You’re welcome! 😍

#### Avril님이 2026-10-07에 답변했습니다.

Thanks Gaia, really helpful advice and I will definitely try to stop panicking!

### Plantingsherry님이 2026-10-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If they are spreading the easy thing to do would get the predator bugs in a sachet. Check out a YouTube video to watch how they go to town on the bugs they’re designed to eat.

#### KJ님이 2026-10-07에 답변했습니다.

Beneficial nematodes

### Holly님이 2026-10-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Definitely don’t need to panic! I live in a country where systemic pesticides are illegal and I still got rid of my thrips problem. I didn’t yet want to shell out for $$$ beneficial nematodes so I used a pesticide spray (please just be careful about where you’re spraying! Toxic to pets, also outside they’re toxic to bees \& other important insects - I sprayed mine in the shower and then cleaned the shower!).

I also used this wild tip I saw on Reddit and kept them in a plastic bag for a while to increase the humidity. Thrips hate humidity. (I had a very bad infestation.) the plants survived and it worked for me!

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