Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I gnat on it yesterday. Should I spray it with anything?
Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I gnat on it yesterday. Should I spray it with anything?
I wouldn’t spray it and I think it looks healthy. You probably saw a harmless fungus gnat. They are only annoying but not harmful to plants.
2 gillningarThank you! What would you recommend spraying it with?
0 gillningarNeem oil I would just as a preventative so it doesn’t lay fungus eggs in your soil and have a team flying around
1 gillaI tried neem oil on my desert rose and all the leaves fell off. Make sure to check dilution, mine was obviously too much.
0 gillningarive never seen a dumb cane but if im being honest it kinda looks like a dieffenbachia
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it’s the common name for the dieffenbachia. more recently people have been asked not to use it due to its historical origin
1 gillaDumb cane is the same name for a diffenbachia plant
0 gillningarThey are the same thing.
0 gillningarohhhh
0 gillningarThank you!!
0 gillningarI think you should get the yellow sticky traps to monitor any fungus gnat population. If the trap catches any, then treat your soil with a systemic pesticide or something for mosquitoes like mosquito dunks. Fungus gnats breed in the top inch or two of moist soil. Your dumb cane can handle a little dryness so make sure you're not overwatering.
0 gillningarAwesome, thank you!
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