Bonide is not going to get inside the blossoms - plant protects it reproductive system - so make sure that you disbud them. It was quite a while since I used Neem oil -so I do not remember the correct dose -but when I used it before I didn't have any issues. SO - may be you you used to much Neem?

It is GOOD to remove the blossoms - it saves the energy for the plant -and it will adjusts to the new home better.

Do not go too heavy on Bonide. If it is the one that has Imidacloprid - use 1/4 of the recommended dose. I would mix it with soil - and repot the plant instead of sprinkling the surface.

I did remove all of the buds and flowers. That was the sad part. I think they were only on one plant. I put up yellow sticky things and haven't caught any yet. I think I caught it early.. I will use the Bonide from now on.

they fly, my dear...

Yeah, they're tricky little rascals. I received a "free" AV from a family friend that came w the little boogers. I thought I had looked the plant over pretty good but I missed some. I only had a few though and I decided to try a slightly different technique. It seems to have worked for me since I have not seen any in a week. At any rate, if you only have a couple like I did, I put some of that gooey stuff thats on those yellow pads on a pencil eraser that had been used enough to give it a sort of point. I kept it right beside the plant and whenever I happened to be walking by, I would look to see if I could see one. If I did, I grabbed the pencil and very carefully stuck him! Or I should say, he stuck to it. At any rate I enjoyed the personal satisfaction of giving them bugs the goo!

I used neem oil spray too for PM, and my plants got rotten leaves. Now I use the sulfur and fan. Seem to work. But I traded one problem for another. The fan in the base is too strong, now several plants are not wicking water. I will try to turn the fan off during the day to see if it will improve.

i also saw a couple of small fliers. Ordered the yellow sticky online. Set it up but only caught one for 2 days.

Hello, my first langage is french so I hope I can make myself understood!...

I want to have advices. I have seen on my violets differents symptoms that I diagnose as thrips 3 weeks ago. I decided to treet all of them because they are close one to the other one. I also suspect an other disease du to cyclamen that is very terrible. I sadly decide to throw away 2 infected.

I read in av club in Montreal that I can use Raid for house ( put the plant in a plastic bag spray in and keep it thigtly close for 24 hour.) That product has 0,25% of pyrethrines. This with of course the disbudding of all violet for 4-6 week.

It as been 3 weeks and my violet have new little buds. I feel like letting them go because I put yellow sticky band on each plant but have seen noting on it since. Should I disbud my violet again? It break my hearth but as I can enjoy my extérior plants anf flowera actually, I feel that I am better do it again instead of having to throw away plant that I love later on.

What do you think?

What are the signs to suspect the presence of thrips? I see black little grains on leaves but plant are very green and looking in perfect shape.

Other question: I have many leaves that I multiplicated that are having '' babies leaves''

Is there any danger that the thrips infect them? I am afraid because I had to throw away a violet absolutly wonderfull that I had for more than 10 years because cyclamen desease. By providence I had already cut 2 leaves to multiplicate it. They are now full of babies. As I am still an amateur in growing from leaf; I wish nothing happen to my dear mini leaves.

Thank you for answering!

Marianne

the frenchie from Canada...

I think that your Violets should be okay.

The thrips are manageable, but if the Cyclamen Mites show back up, you might want to consider only acquiring leaves and/or plugs from now on.

Bloomlovers sells leaves and plugs from Quebec. She sells on eBay, and on her own website ...

www.bloomlovers.com

On the subject of thrips, I am always looking for new ways to cause them grief. I was reading some instructions on a bag of "diosomethingoranother earth" sp?. It said to put a thin layer of it on the top of the soil in the pot. These instructions specifically said effective on thrips.

I had started putting D. earth in all of my plants as I repot but I had not heard of this before. I don't think Id care for the look or the mess but if it works, it would be worth it. It says the D earth acts as shards of glass to the little bas#*%$s as they crawl through it. I like it!

Hi Jeff! Diatomaceous earth is what you heard of. Google it, there is a lot of information about it and its uses. Rosie

Thanks Rosie. Thats what I was doing when I discovered people are putting a layer of it on the tops of the soil in their flowerpots. I had no idea how useful that stuff is. At any rate, Im no expert but I have recently read a batch of info about this stuff. Always nice to learn new things!

It does sound good doesn't it?? I mean for bugs that is!!! Rosie