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title: "🌧️ So it’s been raining in my area off and on for several days… 🌧️…"
description: "🌧️ So it’s been raining in my area off and on for several days… 🌧️ I’m also in the process of bringing houseplants inside for fall/winter. It occurred to me…"
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author: "Mads"
published: "2024-09-30T19:05:10.438783Z"
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# 🌧️ So it’s been raining in my area off and on for several days… 🌧️…

_Posted by Mads on 2024-09-30_

🌧️ So it’s been raining in my area off and on for several days… 🌧️

I’m also in the process of bringing houseplants inside for fall/winter.

It occurred to me - is during/just after heavy rainfall a good time to bring plants indoors, because many pests will be washed away/can’t stand 100% humidity?

Bringing bugs inside is my biggest fear during this process. 🪰😣🐜

## 7 comments

### Josie commented on 2024-09-30

I got a spider mite infestation without any of my plants going outside. I also somehow managed to get a caterpillar problem in a plant while on vacation and I have no idea how the heck a caterpillar got inside. But I would absolutely keep and eye out for pests for a few weeks

#### Mads replied on 2024-09-30

Caterpillars inside - that’s a new one on me!

#### Josie replied on 2024-09-30

Yeah I came back to my beautiful spider plant covered in poop and holes. 😭 I still haven’t found it either! I blasted the plant with a water hose to clean the poo so I’m hoping it blew the caterpillar off with it.

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-30

sounds like a good theory! report back 😂

#### Mads replied on 2024-09-30

Ok I will! 😁

### BigGrac commented on 2024-10-01

Jellybean is a great name btw!

#### Mads replied on 2024-10-04

lol thank you! 😊

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