dolder81 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hi guys, i really need your help to identify this pests on my nepenthes. Never seen anything like this, could be young mealybugs? Or scale? Any help is appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropfrog Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 How can you tell they are pests before they are identified? Hard to say from the Photo. Could it be springtails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolder81 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, Tropfrog said: How can you tell they are pests before they are identified? Hard to say from the Photo. Could it be springtails? I doubt that. I grow mainly orchids and I know how springtails look like. To your point, I suspect this could be a pest. That's why I posted some photos and asked for advice. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasperD Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Do you see any damage on your plants? It kinda looks like thrips but the foto isn't really clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolder81 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jasperD said: Do you see any damage on your plants? It kinda looks like thrips but the foto isn't really clear. You are right, sorry for the bad quality. I cant see any damage yet. They appeared a couple of days ago. From what I recall thrips are smaller than this. I can see they are concentrated mainly in the leaves nodes that's why I thought could be young mealybug. I'll take a closer look tomorrow. Thank you very much PS: i always had thrips during spring or summer, its strange seeing them approaching winter. Edited November 26, 2020 by dolder81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Difficult to see from the picture but they don't really look like mealy bugs to me which are flatter and more silvery white in my experience. Your "pest" looks more cylindrical in shape and a sort of light creamy yellow. Try to take some pictures from different distances so we can see the little critters more sharply in focus and thus clearer. Kind regards, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Looks like Thrips based on the shape on the first picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 I am going with Thrips Cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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