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title: "went away for a week, came back to 8 plants with thrips😔💔"
description: "went away for a week, came back to 8 plants with thrips😔💔"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7EIAVlrpYcRdcHM2jbW93s"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "emmaa"
published: "2026-07-20T18:59:41.062751Z"
language: "en"
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# went away for a week, came back to 8 plants with thrips😔💔

_Posted by emmaa on 2026-07-20_

went away for a week, came back to 8 plants with thrips😔💔

## 2 comments

### Greenthumbhopeful commented on 2026-07-20

Noooooo!

### iambijoux commented on 2026-07-20

I empathize! I left for less than that and came home to spider mites

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