If you found trips on your plant, I am so sorry I know they are the worst, but I can tell you there is hope and in this video I'm going to share with you everything that I know about them. So you can really tackle the problem and make sure that they're gone and they don't come back. First, let's make sure that you really got shrips. The way to identify is by two ways. The first is looking at the plants in what kind of damage you have on your plants. One very telling sign that your plant is being attacked by shrips is if you see silver gray patches on the leaves and black spots around the leaves as well. A plant that commonly gets attacked by shrips and again tell you that from my experience and also from what I heard from you guys is the monstera. If you have a monstera that is being attacked by shrips, you will see that the leaves are going to start getting yellow on the edges just like here and you will also start to see brown and dry spots on the leaf either on the edges or in the center of the leaf. This is actually very evident if you look at the newer leaves. With the new leaves, even before they unfurl, you will see dry and brown edges on the leaves. If you do identify these damages, most likely you will have shrips but just to confirm because this can be for some other reason, you can look for the shrips themselves. I can tell you they're really really small so you can also use a magnifying glass just to make sure but if you really pay attention, they can actually be visible to the naked eye. So start looking at the bottom of the leaf if you see very small white dots, this may be the larva. You can also look for the adult. They tend to be darker. In my case, the shrips that attacked my monstera were black and about 1 millimeter long so they're very small but if you really look into the plant, you will find them. If not, again, you can use a magnifying glass just to make sure that you do have those bugs. Okay, so now that we know that your plant is being attacked by shrips, let's just take a big breath and not to worry, I'm going to share with you step by step what I did to tackle the problem in my house. The first thing that I recommend is that after watching this video, you look at all of your plants and the ones that are being attacked by shrips, just separate them from the others so they don't attack the other plants. The second very important thing is to understand their life cycle. This is very important because then we know exactly how to tackle the problem and where to focus our solution. The whole life of a single syrup from the egg to the time that they die can be up to 60 days. So how does everything start? The shrips actually lay their eggs inside of the plant tissue. Once they hatch, they become larvae and they instantly start feeding. So they will feed on their leaves stem or buds. Then they become the second in star larvae. So they become a little bit bigger, they have a little bit more color and they may be a little bit more visible to the naked eye if you really pay attention. These are the small white dots that you will usually see underneath the leaves. Then they become the papa and this is important. When they become the papa, they actually fall in the ground. So they will be either on the soil or in the lower leaves of your plant. Then they become adults and they have wings. Now I can tell you, the swips are not the best flyers but they are so small that they can easily be moved by the air to other plants. This is why it is very important that you separate the plants that are being attacked from the healthy plant so you prevent a bigger infestation. The first thing that I recommend you do is to shower your plant with high pressure water every week. This is going to make sure that you get rid of the adults on the plant and some of the papa and larvae. If you have a big plant like the moster that we have here, this may be difficult because you cannot move your plant so much. So then just go to the next step. And this is to use a solution with pure name oil, rubbing alcohol, horticultural soap and water. Then you want to spray your plant all the way. So top of the leaf, bottom of the leaf, even the stems and really clean it every week. Now here is my secret weapon. As I told you before from the moment that they hatched to the end of their lives, they're always feeding on the plant. So something that has helped me immensely when targeting swips is systemic pesticides. I have bought many of them right here because I can tell you swips are very hard to get rid of so I'm so happy that I found these. All you have to do is to stick them in the soil and then water. Your plant is actually going to absorb this pesticide through the roots and it is actually a very good protection for the plant because what happens is that when the swip starts sucking on the leaf, they actually suck this pesticide. This is great in many different levels. First, you target the swips from the larvae stage all the way to the adults because they're all feeding on your plant. And second, it is very consistent so you don't have to be cleaning the plant so much because these are always going to work as long as you keep water on your plant and your plant can absorb the nutrients and the pesticide. Given my experience out of all the pests that I've had to deal with, swips have been the most difficult ones to get rid of. So I strongly recommend that yes, you use systemic pesticides like this one but at the same time always keep checking the leaves and if you can wash them and really clean them every week or every two weeks on top of using these pesticides. So you're really tackling the problem from all different sites. And now very important in order to prevent them from coming back, I recommend that you keep using this one right here. What I love about this one is that it's a fertilizer but it's also a pesticide. It helps my plant grow and thrive and at the same time it's a very good protection from swips laying eggs again and again coming back to the plant. Another way to prevent swips is to use Nima tools. These are beneficial bugs and beneficial prayers that actually go against swips or other pests that may attack your plant. I can tell you I have not tried Nima tools yet because I'm still learning about them and also still getting used to the idea of bringing more bugs beneficial bugs to my plants. But you know I've heard wonders about them so if you would like to try them out, I'm gonna leave some links in the description below. I found the best ones in order to tackle the problem with swips. So yeah, if you would like to try them out, I'll just leave the links in the description and I would love to know how it goes for you. Also, I cannot say this enough, always check your plants. In my case, I check them every week or every two weeks if I don't have time and I try to clean them with my solution. So this actually has helped me so much prevent pests and also prevent really big pest infestations. So I would strongly recommend that you do that. And also it's a very nice time to just be with your plants and just be present with yourself and we make sure around you. And my friend, if you found swips in your plant, I am so sorry, I know that they can be the absolute worst, but I can tell you that there is hope and you've got this. So if you use any of the methods in this video, I would love to know your experience. So make sure to share in the comments below or you can also join me on Patreon or we meet every month's life and we talk about our plants and plant issues like this one so we can support each other out. And as always, I will see you in the next one. Okay, adios!