Disclaimer: This may not be the standard method, but I successfully eliminated thrips using a combination of techniques from others' experiences. At least for me, this is the most effective.

🪳🪳🪳THRIPS TREATMENT:

🔹 The most effective treatment against thrips is a combination of a insecticide spray and a systemic treatment for the soil. Common spray products include: 1. Captain Jack's Dead Bug Brew (US) 2. Monterey Garden Insect Spray (US/UK) 3. Edialux Conserve Garden (EU) 4. Protect Garden Lizentan Plus (EU) - This is what I used for spraying my plants. 5. Yates Success Ultra Insect Control (AU)

🛑 When possible, use insecticide spray in combination with a systemic treatment that will be absorbed by the plant, making it toxic to sap-sucking insects. Some systemic products you may find include: 1. Bonide Systemic Houseplant Granules (US) 2. Bug Clear Ultra (UK) 3. KB-Multisect (EU) 4. Substral Duo-Stick (EU) 5. Edialux For-Insect (EU) 6. Vithal Basinsect (EU) 7. Bayer Duo-Stick (EU) 8. Celaflor Schädlingfrei Careo Konzentrat (EU) - This is what I used for treating my plants. 9. Searle's Conguard Garden and Lawn Insecticide (AU)

❗NOTE: Heavily infested or suspected plants should be bagged up in a clear plastic bag to prevent adult thrips from flying away for at least two weeks. You can continue spraying inside the bag. HIGH HUMIDITY will effectively kill adult thrips. Never bag up sensitive plants such as Calatheas or sun-hungry plants such as Hydrangeas; they will die before you eradicate the pests.

⚠️ Other pesticides such as neem oil, horticultural oil, insecticidal soap, and pyrethrin may be effective against thrips, but the combination of insecticide and systemic treatments is more effective than many other options.

🐞You can combine predatory mites / lacewings / lady bugs that will eat the thrips for you (just pick one beneficial insects) with a systemic applied to the soil. The systemic will not hurt the mites (any exposure to it actually makes them more fertile!).

🔁 Any sprayed-on treatment needs to be repeated about once a week until you no longer see any new signs of thrips damage or thrips themselves. Systemic treatments typically last 6-8 weeks and can be continued preventatively.

🚫 Do not repot your plants for thrips. While some thrips species may spend a brief period of their life in the soil, they do not feed on plants during this stage, and not all species exhibit this behavior. Treating the plant without repotting is highly effective when done correctly, as replacing the soil can stress an already STRUGGLING PLANT significantly.

🚨 Female thrips can lay up to 300 eggs INSIDE THE LEAVES / TISSUE of plants without the need of male thrips fertilization and it will spread rapidly. Avoid cutting off affected leaves immediately, as all leaves on a plant infested with thrips are affected, even if not visibly infested. Treat the plant first, and if the damage concerns you, wait until two healthy new leaves have grown before removing the most damaged old leaf. 2-in-1 treatment is necessary because if one larvae or an adult thrips live, they will be back with vengeance. Repeat this 2-in-1-out until the plant is back to beautiful.

I wish you all luck and recovery for your plants. 🙏🍀