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title: "What are these?? It’s not dirt bc I’m looking at one crawl around on…"
description: "What are these?? It’s not dirt bc I’m looking at one crawl around on the petal!! I looked at it because my flower which only bloomed last week of February is…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Y2T5GxHUQ22BrvrPy9qEYw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Freedomskai"
published: "2024-04-11T14:14:26.280991Z"
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# What are these?? It’s not dirt bc I’m looking at one crawl around on…

_Posted by Freedomskai on 2024-04-11_

What are these?? It’s not dirt bc I’m looking at one crawl around on the petal!!

I looked at it because my flower which only bloomed last week of February is starting to die already! Last year it bloomed for 3 months straight!

EDIT: I believe I found some on my alocasias as well which makes sense because even though they’ve been growing, either their leaves haven’t been as big or they have looked a little extra droopy/yellowing despite getting correct water, humidity and lighting requirements :( I’ve been stumped as to what’s been causing it and I think this is it 😭 are these the same pests or different?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/n4CbuBoW0IeKun1XARSIq2SLMPbZOy-wijudvk8RJyQ/w5hZ7mX2QACVbsmcGd2c8Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/n4CbuBoW0IeKun1XARSIq2SLMPbZOy-wijudvk8RJyQ/7j4NSIwZRm60lgiwB-8Rcg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2024-04-11

Usually spider mites are that tiny

#### Freedomskai replied on 2024-04-11

Nooooo 😭😭

### S.R commented on 2024-04-11

I think spider mites - in that first pic at the bottom right hand corner I see some faint webbing at the base of the bloom.

#### Freedomskai replied on 2024-04-11

Oh you’re right! I just checked and good eye!

### nosugartonight commented on 2024-04-11

I think I see spider mites unfortunately

#### Freedomskai replied on 2024-04-11

😞

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