Tiny leaf bite marks
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Teeny Tiny, lime green to neon orange flying, biting insects
Comments (11)Actually, I found out what they are. They are in fact biting thrips! I've known what thrips are for ever, but never knew they bit us. Not all kinds bite people either. They are seasonal here, and are generally only out in the hottest parts of the day in direct sun. They are tiny for sure, about 1mm. Im glad its not those things you linked too! Thrips only bite people because they are attempting to find food. They rasp leaves and flower petals and suck up the slush they make by the rasping/ sucking of their mouthpiece. The only reason they bite people is because they are attempting to do the same thing to human skin. Once they find they cant do it, and thus get no food, they fly away or move to another part of the body and attempt again. They are annoying little buggers for sure, but usually leave no lasting affects in most people. Usually just a second or two of a tiny pin prick type itch / slight sting, and we either scratch or they fly off having not gotten any food. Very common bugs, and very VERY common in grassy areas, especially lawns....See MoreTiny Bug on leaf
Comments (5)They are more commonly known as treehoppers. Try 2 Google image searches, one for leafhopper and one for treehopper. The treehopper images will look like the above pictured insect. Treehoppers and leafhoppers are in the same insect Order, but in different Families. The thorn part is not a snout or smelling organ, but part of the thorax. This post was edited by larry_gene on Fri, Jul 11, 14 at 23:32...See MoreTiny bugs in soil of fiddle leaf fig
Comments (7)Most mites are not dangerous to plants - they may be annoying to us - and I would not use systemic if these were in the soil. Most are beneficial - predatory mites. They feed on destructive bugs/pests. Obviously, not the dreaded spider mites! Beneficials actually could be used to fight the spider mites. They are tiny, but if you could see them having 8 legs, they are mites. Springtails are also beneficials, you'll always find them by millions in compost. They love organic and wet environment. Many help in controlling plant fungal diseases. Even fungus gnats won't really harm the plant, unless there is huge infestation. Their larvae could feed on roots, and that's why they are not welcomed. And the flies are so annoying!!! As tommyr pointed out, many creatures are sign of too much moisture and organic matter. Providing well-draining substrate with inorganic components (much less chance of over-watering) will help to eliminate (or at least greatly reduce) many of them....See MoreTiny "bites" on tomatoes?
Comments (1)As mentioned in your other thread w/ the same pictures and text, not bites. Some folks suggested mechancial damage....See Morevgkg Z-7 Va
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