Mancorn, I read a couple of them. I probably have read 100 different posts today. That one you mentioned was asking about the recipe that I assumed may be for bugs, but wasn't sure it would help with all the live bugs I had, or if it was just a preventative spray. My problem is that I have a small tent right in my living room. The posts that I read were all different situations and most of them didn't apply to someone in my position.
I will look into the Safers 3 in 1 spray as well as the one mentioned in that other thread. Here is what I did though so we will call it a test until I get something stronger.
I removed the 4 plants and put them in my bathroom. I cleaned the tent thoroughly vacuumed and then wiped all sides with a bleach water mixture. I took the plants and wiped down every branch and leaf with a 1 part isopropyl alcohol to 9 part water concoction. I then mixed up 4 tbs of castille soap with 1 gallon of water and put it in my pressure mister. I sprayed every leave and branch with this soapy water mixture, top and bottom. I then combined 1 cup of
diatomaceous earth with 3 cups of potting soil and topped each of the pots with the mixture. I returned them to the tent promptly when the light turned off for the night with 4 very good fans for circulation.
The alcohol/water, castille soap/water, and the DE were all advised on different sites and posts. Not sure how well the treatment I used is going to work, but I figured it is a good effort. I know how resilient these bugs can be so I am not sure. Yesterday I treated the soil with nematodes and fungus gnats were the only thing I saw. I assumed the couple yellow leaves were from them. Then I noticed a small branch with some holes in the leaves. Looking deeper I found mites. I got my new usb microscope in the mail today and I examined the leaves and sticky traps from last night. What I thought was dirt on the traps turned out to be tons of some other insect. Also a couple small thrip. Maybe the couple thrip were keeping the mite population in check. I will attach a picture of the sticky trap maybe someone knows for sure what they are.