Garden Pests and Diseases: maidenhair woes, 2 by rgegan

rgegan wrote:
Hello,
I've got a lot of these little bugs on the new shoots of my maidenhair fern, and they seem to really stunt the growth of the fronds.

At first I thought they were nematodes because they seemed to come from the very base of the fern, but now I am not sure.

I have started drenching with 3.5% hydrogen peroxide once a week and this is helping quite a bit, but I am worried I'm destroying the soil and not killing these bugs fast enough! Please help!!