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Who are these insects on the bottoms of my pots with mesembs? They are 1mm long and run pretty fast. They don't look like thrips that Google shows. They look more like termites to me, but that's impossible in Canada. My plants are indoors. I also found a bunch of what looks like carnivorous mites (they also run fast), but that's OK I guess.
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Could be Psocoptera Booklouse?
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It seems too small for termite.
There are at least two types of termites in Canada - wet wood and subterranean ones.
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Acid John wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:57 pm Could be Psocoptera Booklouse?
Hm... They are definitely similar. If this is the case, I guess I don't need to get rid of them, as booklice feed on detritus, and not live plants.
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