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   ABagel

   3 months ago

   Yes. Eradicate immediately. This is not a fun cutesy garden pal like earthworms, night crawlers, butterflies, or bumblebees. This will eat your foliage.

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     appleants

     3 months ago

     i had a feeling, i’d been watching him slowly move towards the leaves and that’s what prompted my post. i’ll remove, appreciate the guidance!

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   MyLittleBotanist

   3 months ago

   I’d remove it just to be safe. 😊 Slugs can nibble on leaves and may lay eggs in the soil. Since it’s a new plant, I’d also keep it quarantined for a week or two and inspect it for any other hitchhikers. Better safe than sorry! 🌿🐌

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   John G Amero

   3 months ago

   I brought this guy home about 2.5 years ago from the Lowes (Death) Clearance Cart. It had 1 leaf back then. While waiting to do self checkout I looked into the soil and it was crawling with gnats and other bugs. I thought “Oh hell. This is gross and I’m going to spend money on it?” I think I’m always hoping the Lowes staff will say “You want it? You can have it. Just get it outta here.” Whenever bringing home a plant from plant store, & especially when it’s noticeable, you quarantine a plant away from others, change out the soil, if you can, and use a plant based insecticide like neem oil to ensure that your stowaways don’t have larvae or eggs, waiting to turn into something else.

   

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