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title: "Leaf miners? Thrips? Can someone please help me identify what is…"
description: "Leaf miners? Thrips? Can someone please help me identify what is causing this damage. I’m usually fanatical about pest inspection, but my friend gave me these…"
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# Leaf miners? Thrips? Can someone please help me identify what is…

_Gepostet von Nicole am 2023-10-21_

Leaf miners? Thrips? Can someone please help me identify what is causing this damage. I’m usually fanatical about pest inspection, but my friend gave me these cuttings off a plant she had for a long time, so I wasn’t as careful.

When I try to scrape off the little white things (for example on the third picture’s leaf), I can’t get them off or see them move.

I just treated it with bonide systemic granules and soaked in captain jacks dead bug brew.

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## 7 Kommentare

### Sunny kommentierte am 2023-10-21

Thrips have eaten the top layer of the leaves. I’ve never used the two products you mentioned. So, I don’t know their effectiveness on thrips. I use soapy dishwater spray on my pots and plants each week until I see no further damage or live insects. Neem oil is also effective.

I suggest you do nothing further until you see if the products you used are working per their directions .

#### Tellie antwortete am 2023-10-22

Does this work for fungus gnats too?

#### Nicole antwortete am 2023-10-22

@sunny Thank you!

#### Nicole antwortete am 2023-10-22

@Tellie I’m not sure, but I know a lot of people make mosquito dunk “tea” and then water the plant

### Kayla kommentierte am 2023-10-23

Captain jack’s and bonide granules are what I would do too, good luck!

#### Nicole antwortete am 2023-10-23

Thanks. How often do you use the dead bug brew? I’ve read conflicting things

#### Kayla antwortete am 2023-10-24

Depends on how bad the infestation is! Once every two weeks but I haven’t had bad pests problems so maybe once a week?

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