Orchid hacks that actually work! - Get rid of fungus gnats, mites & other pests

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Today we take a look at some of my favorite tricks that keep my orchids pest free!
🦋 More info below! 🦋
1. Fungus gnats are a pesky little insect that colonizes pots which stay moist. They can damage plants and pose some risks to us as well. You can get some Drosera and Pinguicula plants and they will catch most of the colony. You can also use a mosquito repellent plug in for instant results!
More on fungus gnats en.wikipedia.o...
My former collection Carnivorous plants collection • My carnivorous plants ...
2. Bush snails are a cute, but dangerous little critter that can damage and even destroy orchids. I like to use hydrogen peroxide 3% on the roots with every repot, this takes care of eggs as well! Never had issues since! • Repotting 10 Oncidium ...
Algae can be kept in check with this as well, learn more here • Algae removal on Orchi...
3. Mites and many other insects can be a huge problem, especially if you don't want to use toxic insecticides. The red spider mite can also transfer the orchid fleck virus • Orchid fleck virus - s...
Pests can develop resistance to substances, learn more about it here en.wikipedia.o...
I love using mineral oil, more specifically paraffin oil, check my recipe here • How to get rid of spid...
It works much better than vegetable oils, look here • Vegetable oil Vs. Mine...
This apparently works on other pests such as mealybugs and aphids, try it also on scale and thrips, but always use it on one leaf, or one orchid first! Always follow my recipe, don't use more than 2%!
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@justmejo9008 5 лет назад

I love RU-vidrs ❤️ your kindness of free info is unmeasurable

@plantguy9 3 года назад

If your going with a sundew, go with a Drosera Capensis. They are extremely easy to grow, and can be grown as a house plant next to your orchid to get the fungus gnats. Got to remember to use rainwater or RO water for them :)

@mariakarathanasi9799 5 лет назад

Great video and yes i have tried your solution for the spider mites and it really work!!! and it do so also on mealy bugs thats what i had. thanks for sharing. Have a great day.

@ResQuetzal 5 лет назад

Please talk about nemtodes for fungus gnats, and thrips. It is put in the water and just one application got rid of a year's worth of thrip and fungus gnats problems. Safe for people and pets and safe for indoor use.

@MissOrchidGirl 5 лет назад

Hi, I don't consider nematodes safe, just an opinion. So I don't use them near me or my loved ones :)

@crimsonite1524 5 лет назад

im gonna need about five of those sundew plants

@JamesThomas-qd7hp 5 лет назад

if you want to get mosquitos too, you might wanna get a Drosera filiformis which have long, string like leaves that can catch larger prey than fungus gnats. I find that drosera tokaiensis (the one she has in the video, i think) and drosera capensis is pretty easy to find in countries like the UK or the US and can be shipped country wide. Smaller countries might have them too. I know Indonesia has them.

@endor8witch 5 лет назад

i hate spider mites!!!! i killed them...and they come back.

@PamsPrettyPlants 5 лет назад

Anyone else now terrified of fungus gnat eye injuries? 😅

@Steve_1969 Год назад

I bought some special orchid mix and used it on 4 diff plants....a month or so later full of fungus gnats!....I'm trying diatomaceous earth and yellow sticky strips....will let you know how that goes 😄

@KAMJKJ 5 лет назад

Ant ruined my orchid experience I grow orchid in windowsills. First tiny black ants came to my orchids to feed on sap produced by Francis fox then more ants started to come and I just negligently left it in the fact of memerchophia genes of Francis fox with hollow pseudo bulbs so and so the ant relationship thingy with them after few weeks passed I tried to refill the self watering pots with new set of fertilized water when I start to water lots and lots of small black ants came out from the pot potted by Francis fox in selfwatering leca and after cleaning it I left it the problem will not come again soon weeks later those tiny black ants started to take over each self watering pot with leca as their colonies and putting their eggs larvae inside the pots potted in leca I thought nothing will happen and left it here comes the problem mealy bugs started to appear on catasetum leaves and ants doing something with mealybugs and it started to spread to oncidiums pots I just watered the leaves and washed away the mealy bugs and now I have a setback catasetum jumbo Mickey orange and halt rotten Francis fox and self watering pots full of ants what can I do Danny is those ants responsible for mealy bugs but I tried to kill the ant colony by picking 2 sturdy orchid pot with ant colony. sogo yukidien one and sprayed with chemical pesticide and the consequence I'm faced is pot full of dead ants and the Soho yukidien is tightly holds the self watering pot with dead ants I need to wash more than 5 times to remove most of the dead ants can I leave the colony of antz reside in my self watering pots or is there any alternative way to evict the trespassed ants from my self watering pots I'm concerned of mealy bugs

@sjusovare 5 лет назад

Ants do raise mealybugs the same way they raise aphids, so they are likely the ones displacing those from one plant to the others. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make ants go away without killing them (they are actually quite useful auxilliaries against many other parasites, so it always annoys me to just kill), However treating the mealybugs (with parrafin) does help (basically,. if ants are there it's that they have a food source around, and the Francis Fox isn't enough to explain colonies in every pots)

@beardedamerican8929 5 лет назад

I'm so happy for you and Milo! Glad to hear he's doing much better. Thank you again for all the great info.

@jeanne5638 Год назад

My phalenopsis' leaves started yellowing from the top down. The first 2 leaves the yellow even went into the crown. I removed the affected leaves and upper crown and used cinnamon to sell off the cuts. Now the 2 lower leaves are yellowing. all the leaves yellowed from the tip farthest from the crown and progressed to the crown. I dont see any pests, but the edges look a little chewed. If these 2 leaves go, I will be left with 1 leaf....What do you think?

@featherblossom1237 5 лет назад

That sundew looks like an aliciae. I had a really big problem with fungus gnats on my plants before I invested in some sundews, the population is steadily decreasing and I couldn't be happier!

@warncke87 Год назад

Have you ever used the mineral oil mixture on a Miltassia? I’m afraid to spray their thinner leaves with anything.

@seanmilnes3439 4 года назад

Not sure if an ID was made, but that is a Drosera spathulata. Easy to find, easy to grow, easy to propagate.

@kat1984 Год назад

I love my drosera spatulata sundew that eats a lot of fungus gnats. Spiders are also awesome and work with the sundew.

@SwanGeese 5 лет назад

Regarding fungus gnats I've found that flypaper actually worked better than carnivorous plants.

@thephalaenopsisqueen6960 5 лет назад

Be careful using that mosquito killer around your bird. Birds can be super sensitive to products like that. Thanks for all the great tips Danni!

@raniaahmed8275 2 года назад

just bought an orchid a week ago and today I noticed white tiny thrips on it . we do not have pesticides here . how can I get rid of it . its all over the flowers and buds please help

@dianeleib1679 5 лет назад

Absolutely great video. I really like the one thing at a time idea. I always have a hard time finding an older video that I need to review. This video puts pest infestations and solutions in one place.

@Terry-hw1ws 4 года назад

I was searching for a video my friend told me to watch and now I’m stuck watching your videos lmao

@cosaco7 Год назад

Hi , Beer is great for snails, a half full glass works great, they love it

@danbourque8826 Год назад

Danni, Is there a systematic insecticide that is safe for orchids?

@tammyreed6088 5 лет назад

You are awesome!!!!! I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge.

@lynnerodgers630 Год назад

Thanks for the helpful video.

@iddybiddyladybugleeza262 5 лет назад

YES!!! Sundews, pings & nepenthes! 👍🏼👍🏼

@macromika 5 лет назад

Hi Danni! I'm so glad that Milo is doing well. Poor dear!! I really, really appreciate the "Hacks", so more of these types of videos would be greatly appreciated. Question: do you think the mineral oil will help with thrips? I've had speckled leaves for a long time, and finally found a diagnosis of thrips. I don't want to go through several types of insecticides (as recommended by other orchid specialists), plus those chemicals kind of worry me. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?

@Angel-vo5wb 5 лет назад

I had thrips battle few months ago..was using dish soap+water+alchohol+oil(vegetable oil) was ok but I spray weekly and kept watching them..however now I am having THRIPS again with new orchids and am now applying Danny's method (mineral oil)on this vdo too smell much better than vegetable oil will see how it goes.. but thinking it works.. give it a try

@analisecharters9361 3 года назад

Can you use neem oil to kill gnats on an orchid?

@madalinastan4829 3 года назад

Hello! When I repotted my Miltoniopsis I discovered a ton of myriapods in the medium. Also, what seemed to be myriapod eggs. Do you think that the Hydrogen Peroxide would help? Otherwise, what should I use? Thank you!

@birdluvrs 2 года назад

I found snails munching on a new orchid purchase, seen in the evening hours (they come out of the substrate at night to do their damage). I was purposely inspecting at that time, because I suspected snails when I noticed a shiny secretion on a couple of the leaves earlier that day. A fellow orchid enthusiast/grower who's been successfully growing and selling orchids for many years, told me to buy 'caffeine' tablets at the pharmacy and dissolve in warm water, then pour/soak the pot for 20 minutes or so, and drain off. I never saw another snail or evidence of snails on the plant afterwards, so I believe it worked! Apparently, the caffeine is toxic to snails and kill them but is perfectly safe for the orchids. I believe it was 2 x tablets per 1 litre of warm water, dissolved.

@jelenaj.6973 5 лет назад

Yellow sticky papper work well for me (sticked on windows they kinda glow cause of sun) and - yeah it also catch mosquitoes and flies . Raid tabs works for me ....well kinda - i guess -for scale insects best 'remedy' is weak isopropil alchocol - actually I never 'burnt ' orchids or thin leaf plants like ficus benjamin with isopropil but dont go over 50/50% ( water / propil)

@meinsgtv 3 года назад

Thanks! Probably the most helpful video for me to deal with orchid "fungus gnats"(also just learnt this word instead of flies). I like the idea using the mosquito plug, could you tell which method is (more) effective with it on, the opening windows (air flow) or close to light(attract them to come)? If the device is working, I am thinking about to use even more modern technique, i.e. ultrasonic pest repeller ... just ordered online, will let you know if it works :-)

@baiorchids6089 5 лет назад

I'm just realize that i'm using a 9% of hydrogen peroxyde because mine is 30 volume. Good thing is i never kill my orchids (phal, cattleya oncidium and dendrobium) by using it pure

@franhughes3880 Год назад

Love your work. Thank you.

@tanyastelly6243 5 лет назад

RePotme.com and other places sell a sticky card that flies, gnats, etc., stick to and can’t get off. RePotme’s is bright yellow if I remember correctly, and the color helps attract bugs. They are very inexpensive and you can slide them into a holder and actually stick in an orchid’s pot. Spread them around the grow space!

@renegadetherapist5664 4 года назад

Great video, very informative! Question re: the gnats. I"ve read that hydrogen peroxide will kill the gnat larvae, which is right under the surface. Can I just "water" my orchids with it and see how it works? I've started your habit of spraying it on the roots of a new/baby plant when repotting. If it doesn't hurt, could it kill them? I've got gnats, used the Neem recipe you had on another video. They slow down but then they are back again! Right now I have little yellow papers with Vaseline sticking out of them but haven't seen one yet. My puppy licked one of them! LOL I don't think we have the mosquito repellent in the states and I can't find any carnivorous plants right now!

@leedyadaniel7038 4 года назад

Danny, Did you ever try food grade Diatomaceous Earth?? If soo, what happened? Did it work? Was it safe?

@janicedozier4773 5 лет назад

Hi from the USA, I have tried everything as you outlined with the peroxide and nothing has worked. I have also used a garden spray for houseplants and no effect. I must've sprayed enough h2o2 to break the bank. My last resort is to try immunox as a test and if that doesn't work, then all plants will be tossed, some I've had for 8 years. I am very tired of the battle for my living space and having to wear a mask over my nose. I will start fresh in a few months if possible. I have also had my exterminator leave me insect traps and as I write this, one just flew past my face.

@goldiesanders6162 5 лет назад

Looking forward to the other tips/hacks

@littleminna 5 лет назад

I tried getting a carnivorous plant, but for some reason it died. I must have done something wrong. I was told they don't like to dry out so I was constantly keeping it moist. I must have drowned it or something.

@seeltham 5 лет назад

how can I save my Bic.Chia Lin >new City . AM/AOS It is on a dead tree that has fungus on it .and needs to be split up to get off the tree. its 5 leaves are 2 ft long by 3 ins wide and roots all over the tree

@mihaelaanghel1556 5 лет назад

Ai încercat porțiunea ta magica, pe tripsi și a functionat? Acum am problema cu ăștia..S-au împrăștiat peste tot. Și totul de la o zambila... Off.. 😭

@Falcao2005 5 лет назад

Any idea to use against thrips? They are a pain in my area. I needed to apply hard insecticide 3 times to get rid of them. But I would like to have a lighter solution, whatever is suitable for a indoors collection and someone with pets around. I had to move my entire collection to the bathroom, apply insecticide and quarentine the place for weeks. 😕😕😕

@sofiacosta37 5 лет назад

Hi Dani, How big is your drosera? I bought some droseras and a venus fly trap and they are very smal. Thanks for the help.

@kimberlyd317 5 лет назад

I’m now a proud owner of 3 sundews! Thanks for the insight. I was told to water with only distilled or rain water. Hope I don’t forget that!

@1900maggie 5 лет назад

Hi again...I have sort of a stupid question...does fertilizer and pesticides get to old to use safely on the orchids ad all plants?

@birdluvrs 5 лет назад

Do you think the mosquito device would work on thrips? Thrips are my nightmare right now!

@foxlobach8638 4 года назад

I love your videos You're so smart and informative I like seeing the trick you come up with

@samanthawinslett202 3 года назад

Thankyou!

@katieohnmeiss7913 5 лет назад

Omg! I had just watched this video this afternoon. This evening I went to check on an orchid that is about to bloom. It had just sprouted a new leaf - and it had been chomped on straight across the leaf, almost completely eaten! I have no idea what might have done this. Any ideas? It’s an indoor plant.

@Anshu-wg8fy 5 лет назад

I have two phelenaupsi, one with stem rot, another with no leaves, one Healy shoot. What can I do with them. Will they survive

@unalloyedbee8691 4 года назад

I think it is drosera alicia or drosera spatulata as they are easy to find. Though I think the drosera capensis is the best for this kind of issue.

@gereonbayer2528 5 лет назад

Hi Danny, thanks for another amazing video. I’ve been really getting into the hobby with your help! What type of Ascocentrum is the one you feature at the end. Purple leaves and yellow flowers. I truly love it. Let me know!

@lucasroman6510 5 лет назад

I think thats a drosera spatulata, carnivorous plants are really fun and easy to keep, i have a ton of drosera capensis because they are also easy to multiply

@o_o8203 5 лет назад

You can also use Bt (when you water a plant) to kill fungus gnats,; or a cup of water, some bright (preferably red) liquid, and a bit of soap.

@goldeaglekroll1596 5 лет назад

I have used the sundew method in the past. It was extremely effective until I went out of town for one weekend. I thought that had sufficiently watered the sundew before leaving. Sadly in my area sundews, they're not expensive, are hard to come by.

@hillbillyorchids 5 лет назад

Prayers for you and Milo! That plug in is very interesting. I don’t think we have anything like that in the states. I have used mosquito plug ins that have never affected the fungus Knat. Going to have to research it!

@santiagoparker3500 3 года назад

I know I am quite off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released movies online ?

@terryesteban8954 3 года назад

@Santiago Parker ehh try Flixportal. You can find it thru google=) -terry

@santiagoparker3500 3 года назад

@Terry Esteban Thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D Appreciate it!!

@terryesteban8954 3 года назад

@Santiago Parker you are welcome :)

@KerryRussellRN 6 месяцев назад

Careful many are TOXIC to cats…

@sinine1100 5 лет назад

The flat one I'm not sure -- there are many similar ones, but cape sundews are with long, erect leaves.

@wollnette2195 5 лет назад

It seems that Nivea Soft Oil isn't sold anymore even in Germany. I wonder if I could also use white mineral oil? I bought that in Ikea for polishing wooden chopping boards. From what I could find it seems nearly the same.

@MissOrchidGirl 5 лет назад

Hi, just look at the ingredients for parrafin :)

@fortuneflux 5 лет назад

Hey Danny, with the spider mite mix. Would I need to spray top and bottom of leaves or just top? Because i'm worried if I spray bottom it might block orchid's ability to breath carbon dioxide and release oxygen through pores

@Angel-vo5wb 5 лет назад

she sprays both sides..I watched her other vdo

@loho1125 5 лет назад

There are mites avaiable on the market which actually feed on the bad mites!

@markosshafiq3055 5 лет назад

Hi Danny, could you make an update on your Neostylis Lou Sneary?

@Mzvemz 4 года назад

Any updates on your drosera ? What do you grow them in ?

@louisvanderhorst4022 5 лет назад

the dynatrap indoor version eliminated all of my thrips and fungus gnats.

@jacksonlee619 5 лет назад

The drosera variety looks like a drosera spatulata

@pattymorrowparkerparker7789 5 лет назад

I ordered me a sundew plant and a few other things and can hardly wait to get them. Yah!! And TY Dani for all your help and support.

@night6573 5 лет назад

Patty Parker when they arrive wait about a week and you’ll see results 😁 it will adapt to your environment and then you’ll see the dew drops

@moonlitpath4407 3 года назад

Hi.:) Can you please tell me where you ordered your Sundew plant from? I’m a new orchid owner and I just discovered what looks like fruit flies crawling on the moss medium in my small orchid plant.😣😰

@pattymorrowparkerparker7789 3 года назад

@@moonlitpath4407 it's been quite a while since I ordered it and I don't remember the name. But you should be able to just type in sundew plants and find a place. There are places where all they grow are these types of plants. Good luck your hobby. Patty

@ladyt1866 5 лет назад

Thanks for these great tips . I was wondering about the oil but wasn’t sure , now I am .

@mariale7821 5 лет назад

Very informative. Thanks

@giorgiacanali5457 5 лет назад

What about nepenthes? Did you try them ?

@alessandrogianninibtny 5 лет назад

That particular Drosera is called Drosera aliciae.

@yadanarnyan5104 5 лет назад

Thank you for yoir video.I am battling with spider mites at the moment.I haven't achieve eradication yet as I place my orchids outside ,they do come back from time to time whatever I do.I did apply your solution and it worked but after a while they come back again.Umm...now I am trying to apply your solution a little bit more often and hopefully it will help☺

@jenlaird1gmail 5 лет назад

I would sprinkle the plant and top of media with diatomaceous earth. For snails and probably mites, it is like walking barefoot on broken glass. Good luck.

@yadanarnyan5104 5 лет назад

@@jenlaird1gmail thank you☺

@debracancelliere4081 5 лет назад

What happened to the hairspray option you mentioned?

@JoeyR1210 5 лет назад

Danny you are the best! I cannot wait to try some of these pest controls

@niccienglezos3464 5 лет назад

Hi dani , Can I just confirm, if you use 3% peroxide do you add water to it before use ? Or it that only with a higher percent? Thanks Nicci

@yomairal2477 5 лет назад

Nicci Englezos If you have 3% hydrogen peroxide, you use it straight like that. If it is more, than you have to dilute it to be 3% with water. In Danni's case with 6% (double the amount 3x2=6), she adds the same amount of water that is in her bottle of hydrogen peroxide no matter what size to cut down by half. Adding less water than the same amount of that is in her bottle would give a different percentage. So be careful in getting a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide since it needs to be stored in a dark bottle, notice hers and the one you buy for it to last. Smaller bottle may be best. Sorry about the length of this but wanted to explain and give you an answer instead of waiting so long. Just saw this too.

@niccienglezos3464 5 лет назад

Yomaira L Thank you very much 😊

@lindsayrusk9620 4 года назад

Thank you for the video! Does the mineral oil treatment work on both the false spider mite and the webbey spider mite? I have the webbey ones. Thanks again! I love your videos!!

@MissOrchidGirl 4 года назад

Hi, yes it should work on most small pests ☺️

@lindsayrusk9620 4 года назад

@@MissOrchidGirlThank you!!