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title: "Unknown pests! This morning my prayer plant finally began to open its…"
description: "Unknown pests! This morning my prayer plant finally began to open its first new leaf! Inside were multiple little black bugs, crawling around inside! Can…"
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author: "Greg"
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# Unknown pests! This morning my prayer plant finally began to open its…

_Greg님이 2024-12-08에 게시함_

Unknown pests! This morning my prayer plant finally began to open its first new leaf! Inside were multiple little black bugs, crawling around inside! Can anyone identify them!?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/SDcp6u3DegYvYc3GDyeJSzJVFoWEs_dDhYJovoE17LA/NauVXIqOQnyc8JwIKTe7RQ.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Alyssa님이 2024-12-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

😱😱thrips! And so many

#### Greg님이 2024-12-08에 답변했습니다.

Ugh! Thankfully it’s not near any other plant! Thank you for your help!!

### Mugsy님이 2024-12-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Separate/quarantine from other plants, hose/shower it down with water to knock them off, spray/drench with insecticidal soap/neem oil every week until you don’t see new damage. Inspect other plants if it was by others. Good luck!

### Moe님이 2024-12-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Make sure you use insecticides that specifically says it will kill thrips they are strong against most sprays. I am dealing with these guys as well. I also wiped them off the leaves so they don't fly over to other plants. Arber is what I used. It was pretty affordable and I got it right on Amazon. Good luck. It took me about 2 weeks to clear them out. I'm am just waiting to make sure nothing hatchs out before moving him back.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UWmtlV_-GSb7G-FWGXPYdUby5v0fuuBYWi3D6C2WkVo/c-PsvsbFQz2h6Pr5H2mlbg.webp?size=large)

### Greg님이 2024-12-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thank you so much for this recommendation! I used “bonide eight” which seemed to kill them right away but I’ll also get what you recommend just in case!

### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-12-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thrips can fly... though they suck at it. So make sure to check over all your plants

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-12-09에 답변했습니다.

And Keep in mind the egg to adult cycle is a little over 2 weeks. And the adults live for a month and a half. So ideally treat for 2 months.

### Rambo님이 2024-12-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If you don't have any success with pesticides, try live predators which eat them. They're better at getting into the crevices where Thrips hide. The only snag is that you have to wait 6weeks after applying a pesticide

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