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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…

_Kristin님이 2024-05-03에 게시함_

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

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oyXF3Fg6DspKj2p8CmHfP1huZ7dsdRTsEExUWLgpbXA/l965WK1HSRapN2x9q5A7VA.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### daffodillo님이 2024-05-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ejQEJ4dpUXJ9XFv4uIh-EqrfGULMBGrO7X2wOW0M4H4/MOKIzFoCSbGbb2eSRYpdWw.webp?size=large)

#### Kristin님이 2024-05-03에 답변했습니다.

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

#### daffodillo님이 2024-05-03에 답변했습니다.

You could try neem oil

### Sunny님이 2024-05-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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!🍀🪴

#### Kristin님이 2024-05-03에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Swamp Witch님이 2024-05-03에 답변했습니다.

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

### Claire5904님이 2024-05-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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