Thrip treatment that is safe around cats

[spinrah]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I am glad you can get pure Neem Oil. It is great stuff. Just follow the instructions for mixing.

I had fruit trees for many years and used pesticides and fungicides every two weeks, all summer long so, now that I no longer have fruit trees, I have been trying the organic approach. I have the Insecticidal soap, Neem Oil, isopropyl alcohol, coffee, and, in a pinch, Olive Oil (if you have a really bad infestation of stuff and nothing works, spray with olive oil and leave on for about six hours...that will smother everything...just a terrible pain to wash off). Every spring, I order lady bugs.

Yes, I'm really excited to receive the neem. I think I'll use it on a regular basis as a preventative as well.

[SundayGardener]

I have yellow spots on some leaves...if those are egg sacs, I am not happy.

Just signed in to say, be careful about the amount of neem oil that you use, and keep your plants in shade until they have dried. Oil on leaves can cause sunburn quickly.

How are thrips identified? I have these things that fly around, sort of like fruit flies, and they really like moisture. I had been thinking fungus gnats but maybe they are thrips. I haven't been able to nab or get a picture of one. They only come out in the winter, but unlike spider mites (I think), they tend to hunker down in wet environments. I'll be starting my own thread on them, because nothing seems to touch them.

[Clawhammer]

This is what I use on thrips. It kills them with ease and it does not shorten flower life when sprayed on flowers, which all other treatments I have tried (other than imidacloprid) have done.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bonide Insecticidal Soap