10 plants that pests love! 10 of the most Pest Prone House Plants

In this video I reveal 10 of the most pest prone house plants I have ever grown. From the mealy bug manufacturing factories, to scale breeding centers and down to thrip warehouses and beyond lol .
Do you agree with this list ?

[@whyistyle8484]

love your videos and you are always on point with your information i have over 300 houseplants and i deal with the same issues. thank you for also being so much fun in your videos

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Aww thank you so so much for this comment. It made my morning!

[@wanderotter4667]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad i relate to you so much I have the same issues and am tired of the australian/american moss pole issue free chunky mix sphagnum gnat free zone influencers.

[@caress8973]

I knew you was going to say the monstera is a thrip magnet! I recently got rid of mine because of it. Funnily enough, I brought a Hoya bella from a seller in a facebook 2 years ago and it was covered it thrips, they took down a few of my plants. The only thing that got rid of them was systematic pesticide.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Yup a lot of people don’t realize that thrips really do love their Monstera Deliciousa. And yes a systemic pesticide is extremely effective against thrips

[@windyacresway]

I started showering my plants weekly two years ago.Havn't had a bug problem since.Great video.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Oh yes showering and exposure to rainfall greatly helps . Thanks for watching

[@CarlosASMR-Serenity]

12:42 Felicidades 🎉congratulations 🎊 👏🏽 💐 😊

[@millesorger3268]

Happy to see you back on KZbin Ebuka! You were missed! Thanks for another awesome video 🤩

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so so much. I truly missed posting and creating on KZbin

[@anarangel8040]

Recently discovered your channel. Love your personality and all of your videos thus far! Keep them coming!!!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much for the kinds words!

[@sbaroke]

You are so entertaining 😆 And you made me run to my schefflera...! No scale. Phew! But I will keep a closer eye on it for now. The leaf covering is so dense, that I can't see the stems at all, which would give the bastard suckers a perfect opportunity to establish a colony. The aglaonema issue was also news to me.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you ! Well im glad you know about the Agloanema so you will be on the lookout for this devilish scales

[@daisywrabbit]

it is so true that scheffleras get scale. scale is one of the hardest to erradicate.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Yup !!

[@MichaelDomer]

*_"it is so true that scheffleras get scale. "_* I have 4 of them in my house, the biggest one is like 6 times bigger than his, they never had any pests in all those 20+ years I own them. The real problem is the owner....

[@comealongwithceceadverture1544]

Hello there from Cali 🤗🐕‍🦺🐩🦮🐕‍🦺🦮

[@Planty-Mandy]

Congratulations on being monetized!! You’ve been working hard for it!!

[@Planty-Mandy]

Since you are going to do a video on ants, here’s a question that nobody seems to be able to answer. Everyone says that a plant will create EFN to attract ants, and some say the ants are supposed to help with pests? To me it sounds like ants just help pests thrive? Can you tell us how ants would actually benefit a plant? Or what is the purpose of EFN?

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so so much and for always watching and engaging

[@Gkrissy]

Good to know about that Hoya compacta. I always wanted one but I figured cleaning it would be hard. I had my first scale issue now with my Xanadu philodendron and you are right I use rubbing alcohol to rub them off right now. He made me laugh when he mentioned the thrips. I have never had them before and I hope and pray I never get them. I have 4 monstera and have seen them knock on wood.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

I hope you never have thrips too but if you do , systemic pesticides get rid of them so easily! I’ll apply them to your monstera as a preventative

[@brooke5258]

Welcome back, icon! The reads are deserved.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@CarlosASMR-Serenity]

18:59 I needed gummies 😤when I discovered thrips on my Monstera Deliciosas. I used so much pesticide, it caused one to transition to eternity.

[@killakahl]

I have one plant that seems to attract mealy bugs- its so annoying but ive started to use a mixture of dr bronzer lavender castle soap, water and rubbing alcohol and haven't seen them in weeks- fingers crossed

[@enoureddine1001]

Loved this video! Also I’ve had every pest you mentioned on the exact plants you mentioned 😂😂, my past cemetery of plants say you are spot on!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

lol thank you !

[@Caramelmama92]

Not me checking my Hoya plants for mealy bugs 🫠😅

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

lol did you find any ??

[@Caramelmama92]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad no, thank goodness! But I do have 2 compacta, so I’ll be keeping an eye out lol

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

@Caramelmama92 lol best of luck with that 😅

[@PinkVirgo]

Every Syngonium I have owned has experienced Spidermites at least once. Bugs seem to love the soft crinkled leaves of the plants. I have thought about getting rid of all the Syngoniums in my collection. But they are sooo pretty.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Oh dear you might have to downsize them abit

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Plant whistleblower 😆 I love this

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

🤣🤣🤣

[@altolows7635]

Plants that bugs won't eat: neomarica (walking iris); pothos; sansevieria cylindrica. Plants that eat bugs: nepenthes (tropical pitcher plant); drosera (sundew). Do you ever get orange leaf spot?

[@nikkyoyinlola920]

Come on Ebuka, don't be so mean to the lovely Dracena Aubreyana! Yes, she may have a few scale issues, but they're easy to treat her if caught early. All in all, she's a stunning indoor plant and very easy to keep. Plus, have you ever smelled her blooms?

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

lol I know you love Draceana, I do too but that particular one , I just have to admit is a scale magnet. Also not that easy to grow indoors or even outdoors. Had to stop recommending it to my clients

[@wanderotter4667]

My favourite new plant youtuber. Yesterday I spent the afternoon picking scale off my olive tree with gloves on and alcohol and q-tips. They are so nasty and creepy it freaked me out and I ended up just cutting the whole thing back. You got aphids there? They love all my plants...

[@turogers13]

I love your 🥰 honesty! This video is funny 😅and informative 💯🤔 and I have been waiting🕛⌚️ patiently😮‍💨🤥for another posting!! Love ❤💚 from Canada 🇨🇦 🤗

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much 😊

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Good morning thank you for Sharing beautiful House Plants lovely collections beautiful video

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

And thank you so much for watching

[@ushaach]

So informative and funny...love your videos.❤. The emotions on seeing pests on one's plants is spot on.😅😂

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you

[@DR-rw7es]

😳 You are a life saver. I see so many pretty plants online and in the shops that are almost calling to me... I dont have time for bugs!!! Taking notes here 👀👂🏾📝

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

lol I’m not saying don’t get them I’m saying just be on the lookout if you do

[@BLANKU2]

That is so weird on your Umbrella trees I wonder if it's just where you are located. I'm in the north of the U.S. and have never had a problem with them. I every three weeks spray my plants down after their watering with "Captain Jacks Dead Bug Brew" I keep a plant journal that I fill in weekly with that has been watered and so forth but on the dote of 30 days everyone gets sprayed down then in Nov - the end of winter I don't but come spring I start the 30 day sched. all over again. I have to be smart with money and my plants so I treat before I ever see anything and it works! Also EVERY new plant gets treated and left in a room alone before I do anything with it it gets treated twice before it goes anywhere in the house so I have ZERO problems.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

You’ve probably and thankfully never experienced scales on your umbrella trees because you have a pest prevention routine that you follow fervently. It’s something more of us need to do actually 😊

[@MichaelDomer]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad I never do any best protection routine on my umbrella trees and they never had any pests in over 20 years that I won them, and I got 4 of them, one quite large. You get pests on them because you treat them wrong, and I know exactly what's causing your problems.

[@tm-kn2ce]

We missed you!! Love your videos ❤

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much

[@Katherine-gg6yf]

Hi I enjoyed you video just today i put two singonuim together I pause the video and separated them. I am in the Caribbean we have the same climate like you. Looking forward to the next video.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Oh dear so glad you separated the Syngoniums! Love to see a fellow tropical plant icon . Thanks for watching and engaging .

[@Marxnchill]

I’m curious… do you know if there are any differences in pests in Nigeria vs. USA or anywhere else for that matter. Could be a really interesting video! Even if the conclusion is “hey dummies it’s all the same” 😂

[@phoe23nix58]

I lost a poinsettia I had for over six years to spider mites. I couldn't save it, no matter what I did. It was winter with piles of snow when she became d3as3sed. I put her outside and let the spider mites freeze to d3@th.

[@dorothymcintosh-sims597]

Hello, does keeping good air flow around Syngoniums indoors help keep the mites ( somewhat) at a distance? Update..my Rubber Tree has entirely awaken. The rain from the Heavens has done the job. I will always be Grateful for your guidance..Thank You

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Oh yes absolutely, good airflow really helps to reduce the chances for pests . Thank you so much again for the update on your rubber plant ! I’m remaking that video because it’s super vital information

[@dorothymcintosh-sims597]

I look forward to that & all content you bring us..Thanks! again

[@grannyplants1764]

I truly dislike scale and mealies, ugh I attack them with alcohol on cotton, then wipe down the sticky leaves (from scale). Yes they certainly do travel , wish I had seen this sooner. The one plant I refuse to buy because of scale are any palm…🌴 good info and a heads up on certain plants! 🌿🪴🌱

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much . Oh I didn’t know palms were scale prone . But yes best to avoid anything that is a scale magnet but scales and mealies are actually the worst!

[@silviap4478]

Knock on wood, never had any pests on my Calathea collection. And they are all touching leaves and sitting next to each other. Even though my adansonii has an ongoing thrip-problem and it's sitting next to my Calatheas, they never ventured over. I have had them for two years now and every few weeks I put in predatory mite satchels, just as a prevention. It worked so far. Even the thrip damage on my adansonii is minor and just cosmetical, not even enough for yellowing leaves Also: know thy enemy. I have high humidity in my home, so thrips tend to thrive while spider mites stay away.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Predatory mites are awesome. I wish we could buy them here .

[@MichaelDomer]

*_"Even though my adansonii has an ongoing thrip-problem"_* Toss it out! The best way to get rid of thrips with 100% success. I'm not joking, fighting can be an ongoing battle, and sometimes increasingly costly. take the loss of the plant and sleep well again.

[@silviap4478]

@@MichaelDomer actually I can savely say I got rid of them. I used insecticide that is applied by watering, so the plant stores it in its cells, while not harming the predatory mites. I applied all that a few weeks before the post I made, I have since then cut and extended the moss pole (shortly before the post) and there are no more damages on the leaves. The entire room is completely thrip free 🎉

[@MichaelDomer]

Agalaonema scales prone? You gotta be kidding, never had any in many years. I seriously wonder what you're doing to your plants that you have so many issues. Here's a pro tip for you: scale (no pun intended) your plant collection down, and take better care of them. Major pest problems are caused by the owner!

[@roots_and_ruin]

Scale are absolutely the devils work, I hate them! Had them on everything from aloe to alocasia and they're so damn hard to get rid of! Yeees expose the deliciosa, I had thrips on mine for MONTHS before realising - I'd never had them before so I thought the damage was related for watering or fertilising 🙃 easy enough to get rid of luckily!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Exactly! Scales are so indiscriminate and can appear on any and every plant . They are the worst. Lol , and in so glad you got rid of the thrips on your monstera 😊

[@MichaelDomer]

*_"easy enough to get rid of luckily!"_* No, they're not, unless you use a systemic pesticide and live in America that lacks any strict pesticide rules. In my country systemic pesticides are completely banned for good reasons, since they're toxic to many useful insects in particular bees. The same applies to food from the USA, I try to avoid eat it, your country has very weak rules in that area.

[@iambeezyfbaby]

I had thrips for the first time this Spring. Almost 120 plants in my nursery and i wanted to GIVE UP! I was DEJECTED

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Gurlll this was how I felt too . At one point I was so anxious to check on my plants . Thankfully I ordered a systemic pesticide and they all disappeared like magic !

[@MichaelDomer]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad *_"Thankfully I ordered a systemic pesticide and they all disappeared like magic !"_* America is very nonchalant when it comes to pesticides, and even food safety. Systemic pesticides for example are completely banned in Canada and for good reasons. As for food; I try to avoid food that is produced in the USA.

[@1983simi]

I have a croton who is a master spider mite magnet

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

I can’t believe I actually missed crotons ! They are also mealy bug breeding facilities!

[@MichaelDomer]

Never buy a croton.... and now you know why.

[@MaryObi-v5d]

Do you use tea tree oil to combat some of these pests? Congratulations on getting monetized ❤👍🏾

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you ! I’ve never used tea tree oil ? Does it work? I’m sure it does, only down side is that they are expensive here

[@Otrayoana]

Peace lily will not thrive indoor either if you have cats that can catch it. they are addicted to devore her

[@MichaelDomer]

I have 4 schefflera arboricola plants, one is like 6 times bigger than yours. I have them for over 20 years, by far the easiest plant to take care off, easy to propagate, not very prone to root root, and none of them was ever infested with pests... ever. As a matter of fact, I had a thrips infestation, yet every schefflera arboricola plant was totally ignored. I know why some of you get pests on them, and why others do. Hint: study how they grow in nature.

[@MichaelDomer]

I think you're misleading people. Calling that one plant a mealy bug factory is foolish. No plant produces pests. Secondly, you cannot say that a plant is pest prone, just because it had pests. A lot of times the owner was the real problem. Don't even get me started about taking your plants outside, it just multiplies any problem that a plant already had. I went without pests for over 27 years with indoor plants. I say it again, the main cause of pests are the owners. I never had any spider mites, mealy bugs, scale, etc...you name it, even the schefflera arboricola plant that you call pest prone never had any pests, and my biggest one is huge, 6 times bigger than the one you're showing, so it would be a pests first target. And look at yours... a variegated one... some people like to mess with mother nature, and then they're surprised to get a weak variety. I'm not surprised that some people often get pests the way they're treating their plant. Here's a wake-up call for you: a strong healthy plant is far more resistant to pests.

[@manangbastos]

🙄

[@moiraslater8526]

I have to agree, I only rarely see pests on my plants and I have been a grower for 5 decades now. I don't like the idea of treating bugs much because it effectively kills off the good bugs too.