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Awwww thrip shit!
The vast amount of information on thrips posted here on this website contributed greatly to a quick identification of my problem?..and a variety of remedies.
I??ll add to this just a little, hopefully for the benefit of others experiencing their first encounter with thrips. I referred to the ??leaf miner effect? in my previous post. For those not sure what that is?.I??ll post a picture of the lighter color trails that run through the interior of the leaf. They??re not all circled?.but a few, enough to show what to look for. (some circles on the thrip poop too)
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Why is that important?.because that is the first thing that I became aware of. Maybe because I wasn??t looking deeply enough?..or possibly the first sign of trouble?.in either case, possibly helpful.
Also I??ll repost the first picture, with a few thrips (larva) circled. They are found predominately (but not exclusively) in the veins. They are so small that it??s unlikely that they will be the first thing that you will notice. Thrips come in all sizes (seeming countless varieties) The variety that I encountered has got to be less than 1mm in length and wheat straw in color. Since they breed in the soil, you??ll likely find them on the lowest fan leaves first.
Don??t forget Ms. Stinky??s hint with the paper plate pot covers (I personally found printer paper does the job just fine).
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My initial web search led me to believe that Dichlorvos was completely banned for use. To my surprise the HotShot no pest strip has ??contains Dichlorvos? printed on it. Whodathunkit!
Fortunately I found the infestation early?..and the methods suggested were effective. Thanks to all
STD free
HMR
