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title: "Just treated my blue oil fern for mealybugs a second time, and gave…"
description: "Just treated my blue oil fern for mealybugs a second time, and gave him a new pot. I hope he likes growing in sphagnum"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/NiZALrtASBeROEC20lQA3w/0qQbKRQC9ZzGQ77sQPxA8a"
community: "Fern Friends"
author: "Waspinator"
published: "2025-08-19T00:30:08.695663Z"
language: "en"
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# Just treated my blue oil fern for mealybugs a second time, and gave…

_Posted by Waspinator on 2025-08-19_

Just treated my blue oil fern for mealybugs a second time, and gave him a new pot. I hope he likes growing in sphagnum

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## 2 comments

### Amy commented on 2025-09-28

What did you do for a treatment?

#### Waspinator replied on 2025-09-28

I physically removed the adult mealybugs with a q-tip the first time. The second time i replaced as much soil as possible with new and used alcohol soaked q-tips on any visible mealies. So far i haven't seen them back, but I'm keeping an eye on it

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