Hey, I need some help.
I found root aphids on one of my plants. It never did properly, and recently died.
I will trash that pot of soil, and other plants dont show symptoms.
I am running living soil, and I want to reuse the soil right after harvest.
What measures would you recommend to make sure the rest of the pots are aphid free?
Drench peroxide and start adding microbes with teas?
I have plants ready to go in, will def. at least drench them before transplant.
Thanks for your help!
Just found and buying this
Seen it recommended, but some people suggest otherwise.
Seems like it wouldnt hurt
I would just cook the soil in the oven at like 190 F for about an hour and a half. I have heard of boiling water too but that will flush the nutrients too. Clean the tent well as well as any pots and storage vessels.
Yeh… I dont have an oven and my tent is a 60sq m room with 16x 70L pots of soil
I’d be leary about that particular product. What you’re looking for is Beauvaria Bassiana. Either they typo’d the proper name of the product and species or it was deliberate. Either way it’s a red flag. As for using it from a trusted source, I’ve seen good results.
We ran a test at a farm I used to work at. The most common complaint with b. Bassiana is that it takes too long to become effective. Our resident mycoculturist made a liquid culture with it before applying it to regular aphids in petri dishes. The very next day they were all dead with large fungal bodies growing off of them. Of course, your mileage may vary, I don’t know what formula he used for his liquid culture.
Diluted peroxide will do the job, then you will just have to repopulate microbes as you say … 
Hey, thanks for your help!
Its a google lens translate from Thai. I think its safeish. I triple checked about that name.
Sounds promising. They say it needs dilluting in water and spraying?
Is it for spraying over the soil?
Thanks for the tip
Current strategy is
According to arbico b. Bassiana is a soil born fungus so a lot of soil born pests have developed a natural resistance to it. They recommend looking into the specific pest to confirm whether it will be effective or not as a soil drench.
Bacillus thuringiensis/Mosquito bit tea should work.
I found scaley pests, bulbous pests and mite looking pests. Broad spectrum sounds like what I need
Thanks!
Good old mosquitto dunks? Wouldnt mind giving this one a try. Might also use them in my yard
Thanks!
Yeah the dunks, probably can get them locally too. I have Bacillus thuringiensis i use often which works well for me with fungus gnats. Found this on it.
I’m afraid BT works on fungus gnats larvaes, but at least green aphids don’t go through larvae stage, they are pregnant, anyway don’t know it root aphids are born the same way … 
Yeah, i don’t know from experience but it’s worth a try.
I used dunks for fungus gnats before. Diatomicus (spl?) worked better, and much faster. Gnats have a long life cycle, so they require constant application for over a month.
I have a few gnats, but i dont think they are the real problem
The best that worked for me with me is let the soil dry out after watering with bt.
Yes, I am definitely giving less water now, and will let the soil dry a few days before planting
One more thing I am trying to maintain is healthy plants to boot
In veg i spray with neem daily on the strong side.
Living soil? Seems like some of the abovementioned suggestions would kill living soil. How do you define pest? Seek balance over eradication. Nematodes? Worms? Microbes?
$0.02
Good luck
Peroxide will, this is why i think of using it before transplants only, and not on the big tubs.
The fungus seems safe enough for me for constant use
Pest is an organism that cause mainly / only damage to my crops.
I am seeking balance, and have tons of red wriggler worms in my tubs. They dont seem to solve this one out. I see these pests as an imbalance, and trying to figure out how to fix it.
Eradication is a last resort for sure
