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title: "Helppp, what are these???? 😭😭😭 They just appeared on my desert…"
description: "Helppp, what are these???? 😭😭😭 They just appeared on my desert rose today."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Kristin"
published: "2024-05-03T15:04:04.122655Z"
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# Helppp, what are these???? 😭😭😭 They just appeared on my desert…

_Kristinさんが2024-05-03に投稿しました_

Helppp, what are these???? 😭😭😭  
They just appeared on my desert rose today.

![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oyXF3Fg6DspKj2p8CmHfP1huZ7dsdRTsEExUWLgpbXA/l965WK1HSRapN2x9q5A7VA.webp?size=large)

## 7件のコメント

### daffodilloさんが2024-05-03にコメントしました

Looks like you have some scale insects and ants feeding off of them

![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ejQEJ4dpUXJ9XFv4uIh-EqrfGULMBGrO7X2wOW0M4H4/MOKIzFoCSbGbb2eSRYpdWw.webp?size=large)

#### Kristinさんが2024-05-03に返信しました

How can I get rid of them without killing the plant? 😓

#### daffodilloさんが2024-05-03に返信しました

You could try neem oil

### Sunnyさんが2024-05-03にコメントしました

It definitely looks like ants farming scales for the honeydew they excrete. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

Try several applications of insecticidal soap over the next weeks. Use isopropyl alcohol on cotton swabs to dap the hard shell scales. Use ant pesticide granules outside on the mounds, if you can trace the ants back to the mounds. Good luck!🍀🪴

#### Kristinさんが2024-05-03に返信しました

lol I love in Florida so the entire state is an ant mound 😂 I’ll try that and the neem oil. Thank you!

#### Swamp Witchさんが2024-05-03に返信しました

I live in Florida too. The whole state is just bugs hahaha!

### Claire5904さんが2024-05-04にコメントしました

Ants don’t like peppermint oil either and it’s super safe to spray. Just dilute it like you would neem oil in water with Castile soap.

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