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title: "I just found ONE mealy bug on the bottom of one of my fl ghost…"
description: "I just found ONE mealy bug on the bottom of one of my fl ghost leaves. I’ve thoroughly inspected every other plant and coated with neem oil. As for her- I took…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/8zaydwb6RauRtFLcaheTCw"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "JDW"
published: "2024-06-05T20:02:53.863407Z"
language: "en"
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# I just found ONE mealy bug on the bottom of one of my fl ghost…

_Posted by JDW on 2024-06-05_

I just found ONE mealy bug on the bottom of one of my fl ghost leaves. I’ve thoroughly inspected every other plant and coated with neem oil. As for her- I took her out of the soil and dumped it. I soaked the new pot with neem. I soaked her and her root system with neem. And the new soil (my own mix) also was soaked in neem. She’s now quarantined in another room. Any other advice!? Help!!! 🥲

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## 2 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-05

I’ve never tried neem oil personally but a lot of people have success with it so hopefully it’ll be fine :)

I have a spray bottle with 1 part hydrogen peroxide, 5 parts water, and a drop of dish soap

If I see any pests on/under leaves, I’ll spray it with this mixture. It gets rid of mealy bugs, thrips, spider mites.. probably other stuff too lol

### JDW commented on 2024-06-05

I’ll grab a spray bottle tomorrow to make this mixture!! Thank you!!

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