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wonesixtu
So far I’ve only seen 2 on one plant, my lovely monstera. I thought it was dust becuase they were so small. 🥲
everything-grows
Sure looks like thrips to me. They love monstera plants in my experience. Lint rollers to get the larvae off the leaves, blue sticky traps to attract flying adults, extreme vigilance and quarantine of that plant.
LittleEllieBee
I think it’s what you think it is 😭😔 I can’t keep Monsteras because those lil buggers arrive every time.
dzeromin
My condolences
darth_dork
It looks like the very early stages of it, so some vigilance and consistent treatment should absolutely be able to rid you of those demons.
norseeyaa
lol he ran away and hid!
DifficultDiamond1058
Use systemic plant sprinkles. It’ll work for all your plants and you’ll never have to worry again. Throw this one in the shower and soap her up. Looks healthy, she should be fine.
wormpoo
i would try all the like “safe” ways first (Black soap, alcohol wipes, neem oil) but….in my experience….i’ve done all of those things for months and i STILL have thrips. if it continues, i highly recommend finding a systemic insecticide and treating all ur plants, but i know this can be hard to find in the EU sometimes. thrips are the devil. good luck.
RoyalCactus22
Defo recoverable. Here’s what to do:
1. Rinse the leaves thoroughly, preferably under the shower but a hose or water can works too. This knocks off the larvae.
2. Use sticky traps to catch the flying adults and confirm that it is thrips.
3. Cover the soil with something like organza or even kitchen roll – something that water can evaporate through but will block thrip larvae from falling into the soil. They burrow down into the soil to finish development into adults. If you block the soil with something, they will land on that instead and just dry out and die.
4. If the problem persists, look into an insecticidal soap or predatory mites to help kill off the larvae.
Good luck, you’ve got this. Keep this plant far away from any others you might have too!
Many_Mud_8194
Really it’s not the worst kind of pest, use Neem oil and wood vinegar once a week and remove what you can with a tissue. Don’t forget to spray the top layer for soil too
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So far I’ve only seen 2 on one plant, my lovely monstera. I thought it was dust becuase they were so small. 🥲
Sure looks like thrips to me. They love monstera plants in my experience. Lint rollers to get the larvae off the leaves, blue sticky traps to attract flying adults, extreme vigilance and quarantine of that plant.
I think it’s what you think it is 😭😔 I can’t keep Monsteras because those lil buggers arrive every time.
My condolences
It looks like the very early stages of it, so some vigilance and consistent treatment should absolutely be able to rid you of those demons.
lol he ran away and hid!
Use systemic plant sprinkles. It’ll work for all your plants and you’ll never have to worry again. Throw this one in the shower and soap her up. Looks healthy, she should be fine.
i would try all the like “safe” ways first (Black soap, alcohol wipes, neem oil) but….in my experience….i’ve done all of those things for months and i STILL have thrips. if it continues, i highly recommend finding a systemic insecticide and treating all ur plants, but i know this can be hard to find in the EU sometimes. thrips are the devil. good luck.
Defo recoverable. Here’s what to do:
1. Rinse the leaves thoroughly, preferably under the shower but a hose or water can works too. This knocks off the larvae.
2. Use sticky traps to catch the flying adults and confirm that it is thrips.
3. Cover the soil with something like organza or even kitchen roll – something that water can evaporate through but will block thrip larvae from falling into the soil. They burrow down into the soil to finish development into adults. If you block the soil with something, they will land on that instead and just dry out and die.
4. If the problem persists, look into an insecticidal soap or predatory mites to help kill off the larvae.
Good luck, you’ve got this. Keep this plant far away from any others you might have too!
Really it’s not the worst kind of pest, use Neem oil and wood vinegar once a week and remove what you can with a tissue. Don’t forget to spray the top layer for soil too