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title: "I’ve been battling with my Dieffenbachia since I brought it inside…"
description: "I’ve been battling with my Dieffenbachia since I brought it inside last fall. I’ve had to trim a lot of it because of yellowing/dying leaves. I wasn’t sure…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Leafmealone"
published: "2023-04-28T04:02:02.868Z"
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# I’ve been battling with my Dieffenbachia since I brought it inside…

_Opslået af Leafmealone den 2023-04-28_

I’ve been battling with my Dieffenbachia since I brought it inside last fall. I’ve had to trim a lot of it because of yellowing/dying leaves. I wasn’t sure what the problem was but I just noticed these “Y” shaped white things on the underside of some leaves. I’ve researched but nothing I see looks like what I have. I’ve dealt with mealy bugs on other plants and these don’t look like that. Has anyone ever had this before? I just sprayed it down with neem oil hoping it will help.

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## 6 kommentarer

### Brianna kommenterede den 2023-04-28

Maybe thrips? I’ve never had them personally but my dieffenbachia had yellowing and dying leaves, and some kind of pest as well. I used neem oil every three days for about 2 weeks and it solved the problem.

#### Leafmealone svarede den 2023-04-29

Ok cool. Thanks!

### Elin kommenterede den 2023-05-02

Those are aphid sheddings and fortunately not thrips ☺️ Shower the plant with a jet of water and spray it down with some soapy water. Repeat the treatment if needed.

#### Leafmealone svarede den 2023-05-02

That makes perfect sense! They do look like a shedding! My husband thought aphid too but I couldn’t find any pics online unfortunately. Thanks so much!!! I can’t wait to get this plant back to its original beauty

### KMS kommenterede den 2023-05-07

Aphids. Buy a systemic insecticide and treat your plant.

#### KMS svarede den 2023-05-10

Good luck!! Hope it works!! 😊💚🪴

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