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title: "I recently bought a little microscope to help me better identify…"
description: "I recently bought a little microscope to help me better identify certain pests on my plants. It’s not the best quality image, but does this look like a spider…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Erin"
published: "2024-04-16T20:30:43.603567Z"
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# I recently bought a little microscope to help me better identify…

_Posted by Erin on 2024-04-16_

I recently bought a little microscope to help me better identify certain pests on my plants. It’s not the best quality image, but does this look like a spider mite?

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## 2 comments

### Kate commented on 2024-04-16

Where did you get the microscope?

#### Erin replied on 2024-04-16

Just on Amazon!

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