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title: "Are these pests on my Spathphyllum?? :("
description: "Are these pests on my Spathphyllum?? :("
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published: "2024-06-19T20:57:08.132788Z"
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# Are these pests on my Spathphyllum?? :(

_Opslået af L34FL1T den 2024-06-19_

Are these pests on my Spathphyllum?? :(

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## 6 kommentarer

### Adrian kommenterede den 2024-06-19

Definitely looks like it could be mealybugs! You can treat it with rubbing alcohol on a q-tip. Hope this helps!

#### L34FL1T svarede den 2024-06-19

Thank you!!! I have a bunch of them on another larger Peace Lily I got from the store. I bought some neem oil spray but am I right in feeling like it seems a bit aggressive of an answer?

#### Adrian svarede den 2024-06-19

You can try both. The alcohol first, and if it comes back, try the neem oil. And as a tip, highly recommend wearing gloves for this. Peace Lilies, Dieffenbachia, and Aglaonema all have toxic micro-crystals in their sap. It’s a defensive mechanism for the plant, and not everyone reacts to it, but those that do say it feels like broken fiberglass on your skin, so better safe than sorry. I also recommend using seperate gloves and tools with plants with that type of sap and not using them with your other plants to reduce the risk or transfer of the sap to any of your non-toxic plants.

#### L34FL1T svarede den 2024-06-19

Super helpful, thank you!

#### Adrian svarede den 2024-06-19

You also should probably quarantine your unaffected plants from the ones with possible pests, so it doesn’t spread to them

#### Adrian svarede den 2024-06-19

No problem! Happy to help!

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