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Hi! I'm taking care of Phoebe's jades, which are all next to each other. They all seem to have just a few of these little bugs on them. They look like silvafish, and are about the size of sesime seeds. Any idea what they are? I've been killing them off with a tooth pick as i see them.
Thank you! -Chris
Plants: 11 | From: New Hampshire | Registered: Jan 2005
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Amy R.
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hi Apple, i had the same bug on a philodendron that took me a while to get rid of. i wasn't able to identify it, so i experimented until the went away. i tried the pest spray Safer, but that just left a white film over the leaves, so i actually hand washed each and every leaf, and the bugs came off. a few weeks later, they were back again, so i sprayed them with warm water mixed with a little tea tree oil, and now they are gone! i wish i knew their habits and gestational period, as i want to permanently eradicate them before they infect my healthy plants. anyway, here is a link to common houseplant pests. maybe you will find some helpful info there. good luck!
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hello, i wanted to bump this up as now those pesky little bugs are back on my plant. does anyone know what they are? i haven't been able to identify them anywhere. they are starting to damage the foliage of my philodendron, and i'm worried about them spreading. what to do???
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Amy R.
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look at me, i'm having a conversation with myself! okay, thrips maybe? but i have never seen them fly, i've only seen them on the plant. now i'm paranoid i've compromised the health of my indoor jungle. help!
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Hi! Thank you Chris, for taking care of my jade ^.^ I have perminantly eradicated the problem with one of my jades, and have moved it back to its place with all my other plants. Now, i just have those other two. What i did was i went over the jade, leaf by leaf, and looked very carefully at every lil nook on that plant until i found ALL of them, and stabbed em with a tooth pick! Then i repotted it incase there was a soil infestation or something like that. ^.^ haven't showed up for a while now! yay! *hops*
~Phoebe
I still have no clue what they are o.O That took a lotta energy, so i'll get that finished when i get back to college n stuff.
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