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title: "My peperomia has been dropping leaves and I noticed a lot of the…"
description: "My peperomia has been dropping leaves and I noticed a lot of the leaves have these small larvae on them. Most are still, but some are crawling. Unsure if…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Steven"
published: "2024-12-18T04:09:56.922703Z"
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# My peperomia has been dropping leaves and I noticed a lot of the…

_Posted by Steven on 2024-12-18_

My peperomia has been dropping leaves and I noticed a lot of the leaves have these small larvae on them. Most are still, but some are crawling. Unsure if whitefly larvae or some other type of pest? Thoughts?

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Ge2oIgg2mUUyAQnKqmoxfJPuFhDtNmXRFqbzw8So_U/7Oy3dkD0Sxqlh2nL7WIy-g.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Ge2oIgg2mUUyAQnKqmoxfJPuFhDtNmXRFqbzw8So_U/2rUT5AOITf-TIhkq-OIdCg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Ge2oIgg2mUUyAQnKqmoxfJPuFhDtNmXRFqbzw8So_U/9VhZ4sphQLyglg5CzTdwwQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Luvercrew commented on 2024-12-18

Looks like thrips 😬

### Aisha commented on 2024-12-18

Thrips.

### Abi’s Plants commented on 2024-12-18

Yes, thrips

### Jas commented on 2024-12-22

If you have Amazon, purchase neem oil. You’ll want to follow the instructions on the bottle and spray the plant with it. Also isolate this plant if you have others surrounding it.

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