Looking for advice on how to get rid of these 🤢🤢 Nothing has been watered since October. Lives in my greenhouse outside protected from cold and gets full sun.
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chicken_nugget38
Get rid of what? The white puffy things in the first picture?
Jillcametumbling81
Look I haven’t seen anything and everything under the sun but I have never seen spider mites get to a cactus. They’re too tough. Again. I could be wrong but I don’t see anything in your photos either
paradoxbomb
Step 1 to any pest issue is identification. Get a 10x jeweler’s loupe so you can really see what you’re dealing with, a nice one is about $20. I agree something is going on but I’m not seeing the telltale webbing that spider mites produce.
SuddenlySingleAgn
Mite be..
MrGigglePants11
Tiny round red bugs? We had those on our cacti and I’m pretty sure they are? I don’t remember what my mom did to treat them but I know they hurt the plants and it took a while to get rid of them (sorry if this wasn’t helpful)
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Get rid of what? The white puffy things in the first picture?
Look I haven’t seen anything and everything under the sun but I have never seen spider mites get to a cactus. They’re too tough. Again. I could be wrong but I don’t see anything in your photos either
Step 1 to any pest issue is identification. Get a 10x jeweler’s loupe so you can really see what you’re dealing with, a nice one is about $20. I agree something is going on but I’m not seeing the telltale webbing that spider mites produce.
Mite be..
Tiny round red bugs? We had those on our cacti and I’m pretty sure they are? I don’t remember what my mom did to treat them but I know they hurt the plants and it took a while to get rid of them (sorry if this wasn’t helpful)