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title: "Are these thrips? Birds nest fern. Only on new growth. Had this plant…"
description: "Are these thrips? Birds nest fern. Only on new growth. Had this plant for a while."
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# Are these thrips? Birds nest fern. Only on new growth. Had this plant…

_Nina9님이 2024-05-26에 게시함_

Are these thrips?  
Birds nest fern.  
Only on new growth. Had this plant for a while.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yJU66bY_6WQZ0t-doy5we3i4gxNWeOLIxb9xevVbGiA/xQrKSyhoRs-FVZUrvNzeJQ.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### Chrissy님이 2024-05-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks more like rust but I’ll wait for a second opinion. Or are they just fern spores?

#### Nina9님이 2024-05-26에 답변했습니다.

Oh my gosh, I hope it’s what you think too. I’ll research all of those things. I’ve had this plant for like two years. Hopefully I’m just not remembering this from years in the past.  
My newest plant I got an early March and I didn’t see any signs of anything. Everything else I’ve had for a long time.

#### Chrissy님이 2024-05-26에 답변했습니다.

I’ve only ever kept outdoor planted ferns so I’m not very sure. I hope others chime in though to give their opinions.

### Andrea C님이 2024-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Same exactly here. Birdsnest fern. Exactly like this and only on new growth. They don’t move so I don’t think they are pests…?

### V.curios님이 2024-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s like little fibers from the crown the new fronds grow out of. I’ve had a birds nest fern for years and it has this and it has never had a problem. I’d would do an experiment by taking a dry qtip and gently remove the fibers and see if a more come back on the existing fronds or just new ones.

### V.curios님이 2024-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/aWjWNQM7QSGDxLAGOO2z5w.webp?size=large)

#### V.curios님이 2024-05-27에 답변했습니다.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/6fd_zu6SR6uI_p2438Fmtg.webp?size=large)

#### V.curios님이 2024-05-27에 답변했습니다.

Happily growing bigger and bigger - a bit dusty and sprinkled with cat hair 😆

### Nina9님이 2024-05-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Okay thank you! I must have forgotten and just freaked out. Haha phew

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