Post by seeker09 on Jan 25, 2022 13:53:27 GMT -8
Hi everyone,
I live in Wisconsin. In December, I purchased a blue spruce to use as a Christmas tree for a few weeks before moving it outdoors. I also bought a variegated philodendron from the same store. Other indoor plants in the room are asparagus fern, elkhorn fern, lemon button fern, dracaena fragans, spider plant, and another philodendron hanging from the ceiling. None of my existing houseplants have ever had any pest issues. I went out of town for a week mid-January, and when I came back, there were several tiny winged insects on the ground near the spruce (also near the elkhorn fern and philodendron). I could not locate any on the plants themselves but doesn’t mean they aren’t there (eyes aren’t as good as they used to be). The tiny winged insects seem to be falling on the floor. They lie on their backs wiggling their legs and have a difficult time turning over. They are brown and thin with transparent wings.
I have already moved the spruce outside, but I keep finding more of them on the floor. I know some of them walked up the drapes, so they may just be falling from there now, but I don’t see them until they’re on the floor. I don’t want my other plants getting infested! Please help!
Here are some photos of the insect:
share.icloud.com/photos/030DQmUK9CvCwMmG5m6gGbh-A
share.icloud.com/photos/0b4WNtqcjXsDKoAlLcRRKL-jw
I live in Wisconsin. In December, I purchased a blue spruce to use as a Christmas tree for a few weeks before moving it outdoors. I also bought a variegated philodendron from the same store. Other indoor plants in the room are asparagus fern, elkhorn fern, lemon button fern, dracaena fragans, spider plant, and another philodendron hanging from the ceiling. None of my existing houseplants have ever had any pest issues. I went out of town for a week mid-January, and when I came back, there were several tiny winged insects on the ground near the spruce (also near the elkhorn fern and philodendron). I could not locate any on the plants themselves but doesn’t mean they aren’t there (eyes aren’t as good as they used to be). The tiny winged insects seem to be falling on the floor. They lie on their backs wiggling their legs and have a difficult time turning over. They are brown and thin with transparent wings.
I have already moved the spruce outside, but I keep finding more of them on the floor. I know some of them walked up the drapes, so they may just be falling from there now, but I don’t see them until they’re on the floor. I don’t want my other plants getting infested! Please help!
Here are some photos of the insect:
share.icloud.com/photos/030DQmUK9CvCwMmG5m6gGbh-A
share.icloud.com/photos/0b4WNtqcjXsDKoAlLcRRKL-jw
