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title: "Hi I have these small black bugs around my draconium and zz plants.…"
description: "Hi I have these small black bugs around my draconium and zz plants. What are they and how do you get rid of them? I can't photograph them well. No leaf damage…"
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# Hi I have these small black bugs around my draconium and zz plants.…

_Pubblicato da Isabel il 2025-05-02_

Hi I have these small black bugs around my draconium and zz plants. What are they and how do you get rid of them? I can't photograph them well. No leaf damage yet.

## 10 commenti

### Roro ha commentato il 2025-05-02

Can you give me a picture of:)

### Isabel ha commentato il 2025-05-02

They're so small but looking closer they're white and small

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#### fuey ha risposto il 2025-05-02

I’m wondering if they’re white flies. But if they’re black instead they could be fungus gnats

#### Sapphire ha risposto il 2025-05-03

Thrips or mealybugs if they’re white.

### Isabel ha commentato il 2025-05-02

How do you treat or get rid of them? I'm a novice when it comes to plants. I was also reading they may be thrips

### Ashton ha commentato il 2025-05-03

A great tip I can offer is peppermint oil bugs hate peppermint. Oil plants are OK with it. You can add one to two drops to water before watering plant or add it to a essential oil diffuser and place near your plant. They also love humidity so that diffuser helps with that.

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#### Amy ha risposto il 2025-05-03

Peppermint oil rabbit hole here I come haha thanks for this tip!

#### Ashton ha risposto il 2025-05-03

No problem

### Isabel ha commentato il 2025-05-04

Adding it to my regimen ! I also got captain jack's after reading another post on here. Fingers crossed it works.

### Isabel ha commentato il 2025-05-04

Hi everyone , I was able to catch 2 of these pests. Any idea what they are ?

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