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Viral infection?

By Sundeewz
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-  Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:52 pm #363758
Ever since I brought how a Judith Hindle, the growth on it and all my other sarracenias, have been looking stunted. Is this the result of a viral infection or something else?
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Re: Viral infection?

By That one plant boi
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-  Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:02 pm #363763
That looks like damage caused by thrips. Mine are going through the same thing.

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By optique
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-  Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:43 am #363775
could be from a long list of bugs, most likely one of the sap-sucking insects.
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Re: Viral infection?

By steve booth
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-  Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:24 am #363808
Pest infection of some sort , if you cant identify it specifically, spray with a systemic insecticide such as Bayer Bug Clear.

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By Sundeewz
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-  Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:48 pm #363823
Thanks for the input, everyone. I was preparing for the worst and was thinking about throwing these guys away. Glad to hear that it's not that extreme. Would neem oil cure what ails them?
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By Matt
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-  Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:23 am #364309
I can't see any pests in the photo and sometimes my plants make an odd "leaf" like that for seemingly no reason.
Sundeewz wrote:Would neem oil cure what ails them?
I have never used Neem oil, but pretty much any insecticide that is designated to work on the pests you ID (when you actually see them) would work fine.
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