How to Kill Aphids on your Houseplants Naturally (Part 1)

Aphids can be a real problem for your houseplants. They multiply and wreak havoc very quickly. I have a solution for you that will kill aphids on your houseplants in as little as 1 treatment and I have had very good success with this. In fact, this solution will work for any soft body bugs like aphids, spider mites, russet mites, and thrips and can be completely natural if using chemical free soap. No pesticides or other chemicals are necessary.

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[lobe]

I am getting out my bottle and dish soap now. I actually just found a bunch of aphids yesterday and squished them with my fingers and my fingers stained green, I think I will like your way better!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤗🤗🤗 thank you so much

[lindakemer]

Great information!. I tried this a year ago which worked pretty good but did not treat the soil. The plant eventually died because I didn’t know about the soil. I’m looking forward to purchasing the plant again and giving it another try. You are the best! Thank you.

[memorybleach]

I desperately needed this video. Easy and affordable solution

[wagnermarinho]

Thanks Mike for the tips! I did this on my busy Lizzie which was covered with aphids and looking terrible. After a couple of days it started to look healthier and now it's flowering like crazy again.

[dberar]

Good video. I remember my grand parents in the 50s/60's always had a tub of Fels-Naptha and water mixed in a tub for their garden to take care of bugs. My dad used it so it became my go to. I had a issue with Fungus Knats in January with my indoor cuttings of hydrangeas. Two treatments and no more problems. I just mix in a spray bottle and keep handy. Been around for forever and has a lot of other uses. Naptha is no longer an ingredient as it was found to cause cancer but still kills the bugs.

[OldAlabamaGardener]

Thanks Mike for a good video. I had the absolute worst infestation of aphids this year ever. I moved the infested plants outside and still have them. I will try this on them to see if I can save them.
OAG

[blazefairchild]

This is a great trick that really works, I also use it if I buy a new plant it gets a treatment & is watched & checked until I consider it safe to put close to my collection. Thanks for reminding me, I haven't added anything yet this year. I also use this mixture outside on roses.

[Aquarius]

Hi Mike, thank you for this great tip. Where I live I have to grow my flowers in pots. I had an infestation of aphids and spider mites last year. I used neem oil but with up to 30 pots it got very expensive trying to eradicate them. I also had these white little aphid type bugs. Not sure what they were. I'm going to try your solution now while the plants are emerging in hopes that any aphid winter survivors get killed. I also had spider mites and aphid on my houseplants because I had them outside. I can't wait to get started.

[foreverofthestars]

I saw Nigel Saunders do the same thing for aphids and mites but for some reason it never quite clicked within my head to do the same thing. He does it often too but never made a dedicated video on the topic. Now I'm convinced and gonna try. I'm currently battling some damn spider mites.

[donnagarcia]

Thanks Mike for amazing solution with no too much cost to get rid of the insects that annoys the plants from growing .. fantastic advice another great video for me to remember .. have a bless evening Mike and a beautiful morning the next time you get my comment. God Bless us all ..

[leecastle]

Hi Mike, thanks for this, my Grandad used dish soap spray on his roses every year, but I never knew the quantity mix.
I remember him spraying them when I was a kid 60 years ago 😂 Old remedies always the best, luv your videos 💖

[johnmatejcik]

I've heard about dish soap before, but I was always worried about it killing my plants. I'll try it on one and see what happens. Thanks

[WebFanNY]

@MikeKincaid79 I just rinsed my house plants off spider mites for the second time this month and your video is a plant lifesaver. Thanks! I'm getting that sprayer bottle ordered today.

[carmelitamadera]

I spend 11 dollars on some chemical that didn't work now I'm trying this and I have seen some plants owners used soap and alcohol to clean there plants so it should work with water and soap.. thank you I just soap then with water let see how they do.also you can buy those pumps in homedepo ❤😊

[BirdYoumans]

I had my first infestation that I noticed yesterday on some otherwise beautiful purple hull pea plants. Knowing of the many uses of Dawn liquid I just guessed it might work. Mixed a few drops in a 5 or 6 ounce hand spray bottle and directed the spray just to the infested area. Today? Dead. But I will use your tip of spraying the ground. I can see where that would be beneficial. But you verified what I figured out and it worked. Thankfully I got them early and they had not infected but a small area.

[luckybarrel]

I emulsify the neem oil with dishsoap and spray the combo. That being said, I find spider mites troublesome. I read that they have hydrophobic webs that protect them, so those webs need to be disrupted before spraying. I use a old paintbrush, but it sure is hard for a lot of plants.

[dougr.]

Mike I've used Sulphur on houseplant bugs, but I bought a container that let's me disperse a mist of the dry dust. It worked well on spider mites & mealy bug. Perhaps your system is more surefire, but I liked the ease of just spraying the dust.

[farmmom]

Great video Mike! Thanks for giving the measurements and how to accurately apply and mix.

[peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo]

Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🌞 where Aphid family go on a year-round vacation. Thanks for the tip. I'm going to give it a try 👩‍🌾👍

[mmsanrio]

Spraying off, drowning in water & drops of dishsoap, & spraying w/ Neem or mix here. This is a 1st for me. Well, 2nd, because I tossed my covered arrowhead & afr. violets when noticing 2 mos. ago. Darn. I could’ve saved my plants. Live & learn.