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title: "I found a mealy on my blooming super silver 😭😭😭 any tips?! should…"
description: "I found a mealy on my blooming super silver 😭😭😭 any tips?! should I just chop and prop??"
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community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "happy grower"
published: "2025-04-04T17:23:26.273791Z"
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# I found a mealy on my blooming super silver 😭😭😭 any tips?! should…

_Posted by happy grower on 2025-04-04_

I found a mealy on my blooming super silver 😭😭😭 any tips?! should I just chop and prop??

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## 5 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-04-04

Chopping won’t clear them. Try dabbing each bug with alcohol on a cotton swab.

#### happy grower replied on 2025-04-04

okay awesome I did exactly that for the one I found and i did a thorough check and did not find anymore or any signs…. I went ahead and sprayed the plant with dead AF so I’m hoping that should be enough :(

### Lisa Anglim commented on 2025-04-06

Immediately spray with 70% alcohol. Soak the whole thing. I’d avoid any blooms/peduncles as it can ruin the blooms. Spray at least once a week for three weeks any pls t near or around d it should get the same treatment.

### SarahJay commented on 2025-04-21

I would also check the soil. When I brought home a new plant and I saw mealy bugs on it I read that they sometimes go into the soil. To be safe to pulled it from the soil and found SO MANY all in the soil. They die with alcohol so I would just spray them as I found them. But they were all throughout the soil - so be thorough. They were sneaky and could’ve been overlooked had I not checked.

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-04-27

Is the bug the white thing? Never seen a mealy bug.

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