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title: "ooooohhh my gosh, is this a thrip 😔"
description: "ooooohhh my gosh, is this a thrip 😔"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "delaney!"
published: "2026-03-12T23:32:44.843231Z"
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# ooooohhh my gosh, is this a thrip 😔

_Posted by delaney! on 2026-03-12_

ooooohhh my gosh, is this a thrip 😔

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## 4 comments

### Elizabeth commented on 2026-03-13

Ooh it might be

### Grammy\_Lisa commented on 2026-03-13

Sure looks like it.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/u1ZyCSKmngKAVJCwh4unfq96KzOoWUD_IBjP92y3XII/l1nqMMI8RrGth6EDWo_Z0w.webp?size=large)

### Rhus commented on 2026-03-13

I dunno, with that shiny silvery color it looks more like a springtail to me. Did you find it on the plant itself? To check if it's a springtail, try poking it with a toothpick or something else small and see if it suddenly disappears/jumps away from the poke. Thrips fly (poorly) and crawl, but can't fling themselves absurd distances at high speeds like springtails can.

#### delaney! replied on 2026-03-13

i had found a couple in the soil!! there was one in the soil of one of the plants nearby as well! i had placed my finger near the one, and it barely reacted just continued walking aroynd! i threw away the one plant i found them in bc it was just a propagation, but i’ll check the other plant tonight and find another bug to see how it reacts!

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