I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new houseplant, I spray and quarantine. A few days ago I was checking out my philodendron and saw this on the top of just the new unfurling leaf and on the stem! No damage to the plant, no dark spots, no webs anywhere. Little white things but one looks pretty clear of some type of bugger with six legs? No other plants show infection and I’ve cleaned the whole area where it was. I removed the plant from the population, rinsed, sprayed with Neem and insecticidal soap and wiped thoroughly. Today I don’t see anything but still keeping in quarantine as I’m paranoid as it’s not clear to me what these are. Are these Springtails or White Spider Mites or Masked Hunters or? I submitted to Planta experts but no response yet… any of you know?
