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What is this? Mites? :(
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<blockquote data-quote="Dustin Amack" data-source="post: 124571" data-attributes="member: 27342"><p>This is a first for me. I have read alot about mites and other critters that can pop up and cause havoc, but this is a first. This week I ordered and recieved a beautiful G. rosea from someone on AB. Unfortunately it was DOA (also a first for me). This was only a three day ship and I felt the packing was up to par. The heat pack was working fine and everything else checked out. I inspected the T really well to make sure there was no signs of life and there was none. However, I did put it in an ICU just for my peace of mind in trying everything possible. 24 hours later I opened it up to discover what you see in the pics. I instantly could clearly see that this T was covered with many little white specs that were moving. Under magnification I could see thier legs as well as make out just how many their were (LOTS!). I imediately contacted the seller to warn him and I am awaiting a new T in the mail. If I do recieve a new T it will be going right in quarenten until I am sure it isn't infected also. I am worried that these are the mites I hear and read about. I have examined all of my other Ts that I can get a good view of (around 40 of them), and so far there is no sign of these little critters on any of them. Are these for sure mites? Is there a good chance they spread before I realized this T had them? Do you think these mites are what killed the T? any advice helps. Let me know if you can's see the pics. I appreciate any advice, I'm kinda freaking out. [ATTACH=full]27627[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27626[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27625[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dustin Amack, post: 124571, member: 27342"] This is a first for me. I have read alot about mites and other critters that can pop up and cause havoc, but this is a first. This week I ordered and recieved a beautiful G. rosea from someone on AB. Unfortunately it was DOA (also a first for me). This was only a three day ship and I felt the packing was up to par. The heat pack was working fine and everything else checked out. I inspected the T really well to make sure there was no signs of life and there was none. However, I did put it in an ICU just for my peace of mind in trying everything possible. 24 hours later I opened it up to discover what you see in the pics. I instantly could clearly see that this T was covered with many little white specs that were moving. Under magnification I could see thier legs as well as make out just how many their were (LOTS!). I imediately contacted the seller to warn him and I am awaiting a new T in the mail. If I do recieve a new T it will be going right in quarenten until I am sure it isn't infected also. I am worried that these are the mites I hear and read about. I have examined all of my other Ts that I can get a good view of (around 40 of them), and so far there is no sign of these little critters on any of them. Are these for sure mites? Is there a good chance they spread before I realized this T had them? Do you think these mites are what killed the T? any advice helps. Let me know if you can's see the pics. I appreciate any advice, I'm kinda freaking out. [ATTACH=full]27627[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27626[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]27625[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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