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title: "Found this thing on my hibiscus, friend or foe?"
description: "Found this thing on my hibiscus, friend or foe?"
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# Found this thing on my hibiscus, friend or foe?

_Publié par Honestorchid le 2024-06-19_

Found this thing on my hibiscus, friend or foe?

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## 7 commentaires

### Mother of Plants a commenté le 2024-06-19

I’d say a foe, I think that’s a grasshopper and they like hibiscus leaves. Hope that helps.

#### Honestorchid ha respondido el 2024-06-19

Any idea how to keep away pests

### Mother of Plants a commenté le 2024-06-19

You can apply a garlic spray, they hate the smell and taste. Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide that can help. Good luck.

### Mama n Fina a commenté le 2024-06-19

Praying mantis

#### Honestorchid ha respondido el 2024-06-19

Maybe you should get ur vision checked 🤔

#### Ray ha respondido el 2024-06-20

Definitely not there is no extension of the upper part (where the thorax, wings, and head would be) and the abdomen, I would assume the cailfera species. Or not, I could be yapping, but it’s definitely not a praying mantis.

#### Honestorchid ha respondido el 2024-07-13

I don’t even have mantids where I’m from

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