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title: "Help!! (Don’t mind my dirty nails lol) I found these bugs on a few of…"
description: "Help!! (Don’t mind my dirty nails lol) I found these bugs on a few of the plants in living room. I thought they could be thrips but they don’t look like the…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lorien"
published: "2025-09-19T16:07:33.886623Z"
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# Help!! (Don’t mind my dirty nails lol) I found these bugs on a few of…

_Posted by Lorien on 2025-09-19_

Help!! (Don’t mind my dirty nails lol) I found these bugs on a few of the plants in living room. I thought they could be thrips but they don’t look like the yellow ones I’ve been dealing with on my plants in a whole different story of my house. I also haven’t found any of the little white larvae that you’d normally see tons of with thrips. They seem to be leaving behind little black dots of poop and I’ve seen a couple of the jump when I touch them. I don’t think they’re springtails though because springtails only really live in the soil. I’ve seen a few that have the same shape as the black ones but they are pale and have two little hairs on their bum that stick up straight. Anyone know what these are?? Please don’t just say thrips lol unless you are certain. I have had my fair share of thrips issues and this seems quite different. Thanks!!

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## 3 comments

### GreenThumb1 commented on 2025-09-19

To me eyes it looks like it, but I always say better safe then sorry to treat anyways.

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-09-19

Looks like thrips to me. The black dots of poop tracks too

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-20

Thrips. You caught it very early.

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