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title: "Help! While watering my plants I noticed these tiny white spots and…"
description: "Help! While watering my plants I noticed these tiny white spots and small bugs crawling on some of the leaves. Are these thrips, spider mites?? And how do I…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Bella56"
published: "2024-01-24T01:08:36.725Z"
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# Help! While watering my plants I noticed these tiny white spots and…

_Posted by Bella56 on 2024-01-24_

Help! While watering my plants I noticed these tiny white spots and small bugs crawling on some of the leaves. Are these thrips, spider mites?? And how do I treat them?

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## 2 comments

### KD 🪴 commented on 2024-01-24

Watch Aloha Plant Life’s YouTube video on spider mites. It is incredibly informative and highly recommended.

### Bella56 commented on 2024-01-24

Thanks, there’s so much good info from her account.

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