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title: "I am in desperate need for help identifying and treating a pest. I…"
description: "I am in desperate need for help identifying and treating a pest. I can’t even get a photo of the larvae because they’re too small for the camera to pick up,…"
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# I am in desperate need for help identifying and treating a pest. I…

_Publicado por Willowbuilder el 2024-01-27_

I am in desperate need for help identifying and treating a pest. I can’t even get a photo of the larvae because they’re too small for the camera to pick up, even when using a magnifying glass. Here’s what I know:

-They arrived about 6 months ago the first time,unknown vector but perhaps a sweet potato vine

-small, somewhat pointy and yellow/orange larvae that turn into small yellowish/pale winged insects

-eat and destroy the leaves of the plants, seem to effect my philodendron the most

-I thought they were eradicated after I treated with insecticide soap and neem oil, bagged and waited for a month to not see any more of them

-now they’re back, after all this time. My pink princess is getting hit hard

I don’t know how to treat because I can’t figure out the insect, but this seems like an extremely long incubation time. I thought maybe thrips but this is too long for them. Please help! I’m about to just chop up or give up on my pink princess and she’s about 3 ft tall now.

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