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title: "I got this little girl from my local greenhouse for 50% off ($4), I’m…"
description: "I got this little girl from my local greenhouse for 50% off ($4), I’m guessing because they were battling a bad case of gnats. I know… RED FLAG. I brought her…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Not So Green Thumb"
published: "2024-01-12T23:48:08.898Z"
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# I got this little girl from my local greenhouse for 50% off ($4), I’m…

_Publié par Not So Green Thumb le 2024-01-12_

I got this little girl from my local greenhouse for 50% off ($4), I’m guessing because they were battling a bad case of gnats. I know… RED FLAG. I brought her and a string of hearts home. Found a red spider mite on the pot 2 days ago, sprayed with alcohol water mix. Found another yesterday on the edge of the pot. Sprayed with permethrin. No webs that I can see. Found one on the string of hearts, in a sealed container I was using to prop, TOSSED IT. Is this $4 cutie worth the worry and risk of spreading to my other plants? If I treat again, how long before I can confidently say I’ve wiped them out? She’s been quarantined the entire time, but she’s stressing me out!

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ni6N2jfDKGxw00rFhnLD5Kz-uA4HOi3ULTY0hQ_7RR4/ee5f92756e484134a22494014ec039c7.webp?size=large)

## 2 commentaires

### Not So Green Thumb a commenté le 2024-01-13

Thanks for you’re help but nope not like those… From my Google search they may be clover mites. Bright red, leaves a red/orange stain where you’ve squished them. There could’ve been a web when I got it but I sprayed it down when I repotted it.

### Not So Green Thumb a commenté le 2024-01-13

The one from the edge of the pot I coaxed onto my nail and it immediately started crawling, it was the tiniest little speck so I was extremely surprised.

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