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title: "I am new to plants so not sure if these are thrips! They are very…"
description: "I am new to plants so not sure if these are thrips! They are very small bugs that are moving and they are round and brown. There aren’t too many of them and…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Schaffers"
published: "2024-06-20T16:48:20.818428Z"
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# I am new to plants so not sure if these are thrips! They are very…

_Posted by Schaffers on 2024-06-20_

I am new to plants so not sure if these are thrips! They are very small bugs that are moving and they are round and brown. There aren’t too many of them and they are on the bottom of the rubber plant leavers. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks!

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## 1 comment

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-20

Yes it might be thrips. They’re white as juvenile but turn brown as they get older

It could also be spider mites. They’re brown but will leave white spots which is their eggs

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