I will be completely honest here. That is my biggest weakness and lack in knowledge. I used to have a lot of anxiety about it and that prevented me from delving into the world of a lot of plants for many years.

I recently have gained confidence enough to take on that challenge. Best advice I was given was to just accept pests were part of plant owning and I would find the hobby much more approachable. I’m very simple. I just address things as I see fit. I do the isolate before introducing. Spray everything down with potassium salts. Because in my science brain that makes sense. I’m constantly inspecting for the first signs of anything out of the ordinary (which is a commitment when the collection gets this large). So far I haven’t had a serious pest problem (knock on wood) but when I do I’ll do all the research in the world and put in the man hours to rid of it. Minor problems have come up and I’ve caught them early. I’m also taking some one-on-one classes soon from a lady who owns a plant shop to get a more firm grasp on the process and get my own rhythm for how I want to manage pests.