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What is this bug?

10 years ago

This guy and some friends hitched a ride on a Sans I found today. Can u see it well enough to tell me what they are and how to eradicate them?

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  • 10 years ago

    BTW...I believe the plant is Siam Silver with pups through the holes of the pot. It looks like there's another 2 pups waiting to break out. I'm over the moon because this has been on my want list since my Sans Affair began. And now look...creepy crawlies. I've sprayed it with a Dawn and water mix, now it's drying. I plan to bare root it and start over with fresh soil and pot. I want to make sure the bugs and eggs if any are gone before I start fresh.

  • 10 years ago

    Beautiful Katrina. It does look like Siam Silver.

    I can't see the bug really. Try looking up thrips and see if that's it.


  • 10 years ago

    Thanks! It does look like a thrip during a part of its life cycle. But then it kinda looks like a baby silver fish. Not positive, so I went out to look for more and I don't see ANY! I poked and prodded the soil, checked inside the leaves and don't see any. Hmmm....could soap and water (plus some direct sun) have killed em that quick? Still gonna wash all the soil off and keep it quarantined.

  • 10 years ago

    Beautiful Siam Silver!! Wow! I've gotta get me one. What his/her name? Jake says hi, btw.

  • 10 years ago
    Hi Jake lol. I haven't named "her" yet. Maybe Bugsie lol.
  • 10 years ago

    LOL! Perfect!

  • 10 years ago

    That's gonna take some careful cutting to get the pot off without breaking the pups. You can do it Katrina!

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks for the vote of confidence. I got the pot off and washed the plant. This poor thing only has soil in the middle and it's very hard and compacted. Tomorrow's challenge will be dividing it and getting those pups potted properly. Not sure how to handle them since the roots are beside the crown and not under it like I'm used to seeing.

  • 10 years ago

    Looks great. Lots of nice roots. Show us your new potting tomorrow.

  • 10 years ago
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    All potted up. Took close to an hour to separate it because it was as though the rhizomes were major organs and the roots were major arteries. That was tough surgery. In the largest pot, it looks like the big plant is leaning because of the position of the rhizome. I couldn't cut it because there's a pup coming on the end.

    And not a bug in sight!!!

  • 10 years ago

    Lookin good. Did you know, Siam Silver is also known as Tenzan? Another plant with more than one name. I think there is another one, Manolin that may or may not be the same plant. I really do like this one, very beautiful!

    Katrina thanked barbmock
  • 10 years ago

    Very nice Katrina!

    Barb, I have Manolin, it's a different plant. I love my Manolin but it hasn't really done much in 8 months.

    Katrina thanked akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a)
  • 10 years ago

    Great job, Katrina! They look amazing!

    Katrina thanked vitorama
  • 10 years ago

    Katrina, please don't get mad at me. I just brought my Siam Silver out and it also puped thru the bottom holes and I got too many. Any takers? Just postage as always. Because of the length of the leaves they my be more to ship.

    Stush

  • 10 years ago

    It's ok Stush...but now you have to give me 1st dibbs on something I like ;-) What else you got too much of?

  • 10 years ago
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    If the offer extends to me, Stush, I would definately take you up on it. I've always wanted a Siam Silver. Please let me know, thanks!

  • 10 years ago

    The offer is available to anybody who loves Sans. If the message box works, send me your address.

  • 10 years ago

    Could send to my email <stushqk@gmail.com> with full name, address and should be able to do so.

    Stush

  • 10 years ago

    I did send you my info through the GW message a couple of days ago Stush. I'm assuming you didn't get it so I'll email it to you. Thank you so much!

  • 10 years ago

    I used to get a notice in my email when there was a message. Now I just found out I have to check my message box on my page. Sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.

    Vitorama, got your message and hope to get out next week.

    Stush

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