parasites on chili plant, help needed sleepybisexual ( @sleepybisexual@beehaw.org ) Nature and Gardening • 3 days ago message-square17arrow-up114
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minus-square Drusas ( @Drusas@fedia.io ) linkfedilink1•2 days agoSounds like mealy bugs, if they’re very tiny. Not parasites, by the way.
minus-square sleepybisexual ( @sleepybisexual@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink1•2 days agoThey are soft and stuck and immobile, they are like blobs
minus-square Drusas ( @Drusas@fedia.io ) linkfedilink1•1 day agoHmmm. Do you have a photo? How large is an individual insect? Mealy bugs can be so tiny that it’s hard to even see them moving.
minus-square sleepybisexual ( @sleepybisexual@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink1•19 hours agoCan’t send a pic, but they are 1-2 mm long and no more than .5 mm wide
Sounds like mealy bugs, if they’re very tiny. Not parasites, by the way.
They are soft and stuck and immobile, they are like blobs
Hmmm. Do you have a photo? How large is an individual insect? Mealy bugs can be so tiny that it’s hard to even see them moving.
Can’t send a pic, but they are 1-2 mm long and no more than .5 mm wide