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title: "I’m new to the community, newish to houseplants, but not to outdoor…"
description: "I’m new to the community, newish to houseplants, but not to outdoor gardening. I’m having a hard time telling if my parlor palm has thrips. If it does, what…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mel"
published: "2024-12-18T18:13:00.684927Z"
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# I’m new to the community, newish to houseplants, but not to outdoor…

_Publicado por Mel el 2024-12-18_

I’m new to the community, newish to houseplants, but not to outdoor gardening. I’m having a hard time telling if my parlor palm has thrips. If it does, what are best ways to treat it, and I’m guessing I should treat the 3 plants next to it. (One is definitely having an issues of some sort as well.)

Is this thrip damage?

![Adjunto 1 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZXgfnZrs78VzXGEhOz_NA5vb_-YpIJJhwUzk-iXhSak/CajhL-0CTI6Sm7AG5FT28Q.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 2 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZXgfnZrs78VzXGEhOz_NA5vb_-YpIJJhwUzk-iXhSak/YqpxYHBuQzG61T7swF3hWA.webp?size=large)

## 3 comentarios

### 9s comentó el 2024-12-18

Haiii,

This is mite damage. Thrips generally leave black poop and leave damage in little squiggly lines. Mites leave damage that looks like freckles of white.

#### Mel respondió el 2024-12-18

Like spider mites? If they were mites, would I see webbing?

#### 9s respondió el 2024-12-18

You’ll see white speckles that look like dust on the back and if you shine a light over the leaf at an angle, the webbing will be easier to see

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