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title: "What are these little buggers I’ve killed them whenever I see them"
description: "What are these little buggers I’ve killed them whenever I see them"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/eMkprcMsmljx8i1e3mixps"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Franke Tanker 78541"
published: "2026-09-09T20:12:04.398895Z"
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# What are these little buggers I’ve killed them whenever I see them

_Posted by Franke Tanker 78541 on 2026-09-09_

What are these little buggers I’ve killed them whenever I see them

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## 15 comments

### C versicolor commented on 2026-09-09

Maybe scale?

#### Buckolena replied on 2026-09-09

Zoom in and take a closer look. Definitely some tiny bugs of some type though I have no idea what kind.

#### Franke Tanker 78541 replied on 2026-09-09

It may be scale but these are white so I’m unsure I can also see legs

### Franke Tanker 78541 commented on 2026-09-09

They are bugs

#### Belle replied on 2026-09-09

Sure enough!!

### Belle commented on 2026-09-09

Yikes 😬

### Belle commented on 2026-09-09

I’ve yet to be blessed with any pests….YET!! 🤞

#### Franke Tanker 78541 replied on 2026-09-09

Oh that is great for u

#### Tracy Lee replied on 2026-09-10

😞

### Diana commented on 2026-09-10

They look like mealy bugs just less white…

#### Belle replied on 2026-09-10

Yah that’s what I was thinking as well….

#### C versicolor replied on 2026-09-10

Maybe mealybugs but don't they leave a white powdery substance behind?

#### Diana replied on 2026-09-10

I know it seems off but the body shape with the long things sticking out seems spot on. I’d spray them with isopropyl alcohol and wipe the leaves down.

### Casey House commented on 2026-09-12

Agreed. Wipe with alcohol 1x a week over the next month. Check the undersides of the leaves too. Q tips dipped in alcohol work great for this too.

### Franke Tanker 78541 commented on 2026-09-12

Ok tysm

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