African Violet pests :(

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venus420 Cadillac, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 01, 2010

I have 4 violets and today I noticed a very small insect on a lot of the flowers. The bug is white wormish and almost looks like a speck of dust until you poke at it and it moves. I've been looking into possible culprits and I think they may be thrips. My question is how do I treat my violets without ruining the leaves and such with moisture from any kind of insecticides? Does anyone have a possible home remedy for them? Thanks

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tishrh Mount Vernon, OH Jun 04, 2010

If you are using liquid make sure it isn't cold (warm) and the AV isn't in the sun. If you look up home remedies for thrips there is a whole lot of them. There is the dish soap one, alcohol based one, garlic based one and coffee one. Just remember that you have to keep doing this at least 3-5 times to get rid of the pests. hope this helps a bit.

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venus420 Cadillac, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 04, 2010

Thank you for the reply....I went a little drastic, maybe, but I cut off all of the flowers..blooming or budding. Then I used a babysoft bristle toothbrush on the leaves. Now they look sad (they've been in bloom almost a full year)..but no more little bugs. And they will bloom again...I just hope it works. Thanks again :)

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