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title: "About a month and a half ago I brought home an Alocasia from the…"
description: "About a month and a half ago I brought home an Alocasia from the grocery store and I believe it had thrips. Something I’ve never dealt with. I treated and all…"
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author: "Nic Van D"
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# About a month and a half ago I brought home an Alocasia from the…

_Geplaatst door Nic Van D op 2023-11-12_

About a month and a half ago I brought home an Alocasia from the grocery store and I believe it had thrips. Something I’ve never dealt with. I treated and all my other plants with Bondide. I notice these bite marks on my Pothos is this thrip damage?

Also I included a picture of the pest I found when I brought home the Alocasia ☹️ I’m so paranoid now and don’t even what to think about bringing a new plant home. Can anyone recommend a good nursery that sells online that they trust? I’ve heard good things about Steve’s Leaves. I’m in California,

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## 4 reacties

### Sunny reageerde op 2023-11-12

You can expect to get some pest on plants especially plants rooted in soil. You just need a routine of quarantining and pretreating for potential insects. Pests can come with the plants or they can come in when a door or window is opened. I thoroughly spray every new plant with a soapy Dawn dish water solution. I spray under leaves and under the pot. I let some flow into the soil. I quarantine 2 to 4 weeks to protect my plants.

You can add Mosquito Bits granules to the soil to prevent fungus gnats (white flies) larvae from living in the soil.

#### KD 🪴 antwoordde op 2023-11-13

Agree with Sunny. Pests can also come from online store plants.  
No guarantee.  
Quarantine and pretreat. Some plants can be soaked in a treatment solution after you bring them home.  
That’s what I just did with a bunch Hoyas I got. Soaked them all as a preventative.

### Sunny reageerde op 2023-11-12

Shops that are reliable:  
Steve’s Leaves  
Gabriella plants  
Planted veteran (also Etsy shop)  
Plant Proper  
Canopy Plants  
Gardino Nursery  
NewGardenPlants

Great Etsy shops in California:  
SoCalPlantDoll (on Instagram)  
PlantObssessedSD

#### Nic Van D antwoordde op 2023-11-14

Thanks so much! I’m in San Diego looks like the last on is local. Thank you for the recommendations!!!

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