HOW TO GET RID OF MEALY BUGS AKA SOW BUGS

Massgrower98

Massgrower98

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Yesterday I noticed that my soil has mealybugs, ants, and centipedes... I added diatomacious earth and nematodes to my pots yesterday, I'll give the nematodes a few more days if they dont work I have to resort to something else like a neem oil soil drench or spinosad what would be best preferred? I've heard from some people that the sow bugs or rolly polly bugs are bad for the soil, and I've also heard from others that there good for the soil so not sure if there really that bad for the soil or there good advice needed this is my first good season and I'm not trying to lose my plants to bugs eating away at my roots ... thank you for anyone who takes the time out of there day to give me advice...
 
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waterproof808

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How is the health of your plants? I wouldn't do any oil drenches. You can consider beauvaria bassiana if the nematodes don't work and you actually have an issue.
 
randallb

randallb

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What is the"specific" problem? None of those insects are an issue, none of them are eating your roots.
 
Massgrower98

Massgrower98

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randallb said:
What is the"specific" problem? None of those insects are an issue, none of them are eating your roots.
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No problems atm but I'm just wondering if overtime they can start to eat at the roots ... I had tiny black ants in my soil but the DE and nematodes should take care or them
 
randallb

randallb

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Massgrower98 said:
No problems atm but I'm just wondering if overtime they can start to eat at the roots ... I had tiny black ants in my soil but the DE and nematodes should take care or them
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I think you have it covered with the DE and nematodes. I would be watering with BT added and crumbling mosquito dunks into the soil as well.
 
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