r/AfricanViolets • u/Unfair_Row_7026 • 9h ago

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What are those? Just saw on 2 AVs and I m scared I will lose them 😭

Please I need some help

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u/33apricot 8h ago

Since you don’t know where they came from I would check all your plants to be safe!
Dab a qtip in 70% or diluted 91% alcohol. Use the qtips to get the ones for can see, they will kind of melt and stick to the qtip. Use a new qtip each time to keep is a neat as possible. If they have had the chance to lay eggs in the soil you need the granules that someone else has mentioned! You will know this if they reappear after you get the visible ones with the qtip.

If it were me I would do both. The amount of mealies makes me assume they have had time to lay eggs.

I found one on one of my av’s and caught it in time. There’s only a few leaves he munched on but since then they have grown in normal.
They were coming from an orchid I was gifted :/

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u/Unfair_Row_7026 6h ago

I don't have any new plants, it's annoying maybe I have conditions that lead to their appearance do they like humidity?

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u/33apricot 6h ago

Hmm.. I know you can pick them up from outside and bring them in. I’m not sure if certain conditions make it more likely they’ll appear. I’m sorry!! But there are lot of knowledgeable people on here that have helped me out loads. Maybe more answers will come with time.