It seems as if I am having a bit of bad luck with plants at the moment
I purchased a new plant yesterday, once I got back into the car I noticed small bugs on the soil. They were so small and I just assumed they were some kind of beneficial bug as I didn't recognise them at first. I took a video at the time just incase as I purchased this plant online and collected it from a reputable garden centre. At the same location my mum bought a plant, I got home and checked this other plant to find MEALY BUGS, something I have never faced before and was pretty disheartened but I think I can treat mealy bugs. However, it now worries me as to what the other plant is harbouring. Please see photos.
I have spoken to the owner and he told me the ants should die out in the home setting (which I really hope they do) but this is a plant I need to keep in a more humid environment (similar to what its been kept in) so I was planning on putting it in my greenhouse. I really hope I don't sound like a nag, its just frustrating to spend money on plants that end up being infested with bugs. Especially a philodendron verrucosum.
One is mealy bugs and I think one of the other bugs is a soil mite. Just the Ant looking one concerns me, i've never had to deal with ants in my indoor plants before. So wondered what you guys think and would do about them?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you so much!
I purchased a new plant yesterday, once I got back into the car I noticed small bugs on the soil. They were so small and I just assumed they were some kind of beneficial bug as I didn't recognise them at first. I took a video at the time just incase as I purchased this plant online and collected it from a reputable garden centre. At the same location my mum bought a plant, I got home and checked this other plant to find MEALY BUGS, something I have never faced before and was pretty disheartened but I think I can treat mealy bugs. However, it now worries me as to what the other plant is harbouring. Please see photos.
I have spoken to the owner and he told me the ants should die out in the home setting (which I really hope they do) but this is a plant I need to keep in a more humid environment (similar to what its been kept in) so I was planning on putting it in my greenhouse. I really hope I don't sound like a nag, its just frustrating to spend money on plants that end up being infested with bugs. Especially a philodendron verrucosum.
One is mealy bugs and I think one of the other bugs is a soil mite. Just the Ant looking one concerns me, i've never had to deal with ants in my indoor plants before. So wondered what you guys think and would do about them?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you so much!