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title: "Found these on my silver sword plant, first picture is just with a…"
description: "Found these on my silver sword plant, first picture is just with a phone and the next ones are bad ones with my macro camera. I thought they were thrips but…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a048ad1fe4d42f0e94e838"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Aray"
published: "2023-07-01T15:39:25.408Z"
language: "en"
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# Found these on my silver sword plant, first picture is just with a…

_Posted by Aray on 2023-07-01_

Found these on my silver sword plant, first picture is just with a phone and the next ones are bad ones with my macro camera. I thought they were thrips but they don’t look like it. What are they?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ryldsRvo05WRj3YlUxvD9MGtlmjxlK0IEQj4dCl1hMo/e8562755c07e4e83acb40511be65f772.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Daisy commented on 2023-07-01

They are spider mites you can fix it with spraying neem oil and if you do that make sure you get all the plant and under the leaves

#### Anya replied on 2023-07-01

Yep agreed

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