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title: "Can anyone ID this pest? They are the white specs. On other plants…"
description: "Can anyone ID this pest? They are the white specs. On other plants there are both black and white specs. They popped up real quick on a bunch of my plants."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658395a3a1db7753bf11b2a3"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "P-Rick"
published: "2023-12-21T01:32:19.635Z"
language: "en"
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# Can anyone ID this pest? They are the white specs. On other plants…

_Posted by P-Rick on 2023-12-21_

Can anyone ID this pest? They are the white specs. On other plants there are both black and white specs. They popped up real quick on a bunch of my plants.

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## 3 comments

### Cherrybergher commented on 2023-12-21

Sorry to say it looks like young thrips.

### Aaron commented on 2023-12-21

Those are thrips.

### Sunny commented on 2023-12-21

There are many older posts on thrips and how to eradicate them. Use the search 🔍 icon.

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