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title: "Hello I hope everyone is having an amazing and blessed week! I have a…"
description: "Hello I hope everyone is having an amazing and blessed week! I have a question, my aunt has a plant I’m pretty sure it’s in the fern family and she’s telling…"
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author: "Izzy B"
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# Hello I hope everyone is having an amazing and blessed week! I have a…

_Posted by Izzy B on 2024-06-21_

Hello I hope everyone is having an amazing and blessed week! I have a question, my aunt has a plant I’m pretty sure it’s in the fern family and she’s telling me that there are little bugs killing the plant and they are making nests. What should I tell her to do, this has never happened to me so I’m not 100% sure on what to tell her.

## 3 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-21

It depends on the pest, so try to get a pic of them or ask her to describe them. The “making nests” part makes me think of spider mites

### ToPlantHarmony commented on 2024-06-22

I’m thinking spider mites as well. She can try rinsing off the plant leaves with a gentle water spray and then using a neem oil solution to keep them away.

A picture of the plant and pests would be really helpful to make sure that’s what it really is though

### Izzy B commented on 2024-06-22

She says they are fungus gnats

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