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title: "What are these tiny white bugs crawling on my monstera 😭😭"
description: "What are these tiny white bugs crawling on my monstera 😭😭"
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author: "Rum"
published: "2026-09-14T18:07:39.959247Z"
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# What are these tiny white bugs crawling on my monstera 😭😭

_Posted by Rum on 2026-09-14_

What are these tiny white bugs crawling on my monstera 😭😭

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## 9 comments

### Greenthumbhopeful commented on 2026-09-14

😩😩😩

### Mr Variegated commented on 2026-09-14

Those are thrips

#### Rum replied on 2026-09-14

Ughhhh my worst fear has come true

#### Mr Variegated replied on 2026-09-14

Check the leaves. And if you have other plants, better check them too.

#### Jennifer Lynn replied on 2026-09-14

May the odds be in your favor. I’m dealing with them right now makes you question if they are worth keeping or just buying all new ones

#### Kelly replied on 2026-09-15

I feel this same way! I have battled mealy bugs on and off and I’m beyond over it. I just don’t have the time to spend doing what needs to be done.

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-09-16

You know you can buy predators and I don’t even think they’re that expensive. Let the predator bugs loose in your house and they can eat the thrips. I’ve never done it, but I’ve heard about it.

#### Rum replied on 2026-09-16

Where do I buy these I’m in Canada

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-09-16

@Paigetailyn

I tried to post a video, but I’m not allowed to. If you look for this lady on YouTube, she’s got a lot of fun plant videos and she talks a lot about predatory bugs. If you look for the video, “ yes I’ve got bugs in my house”, that will be a good place to start. Good luck.

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