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title: "Is it just me or are the pests coming out in FULL force this year? I…"
description: "Is it just me or are the pests coming out in FULL force this year? I feel like I just can’t win right now with all the different bugs I’m battling 🫠"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64838d96dd383e631dfeb96e"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mikala"
published: "2023-06-09T20:37:42.982Z"
language: "en"
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# Is it just me or are the pests coming out in FULL force this year? I…

_Posted by Mikala on 2023-06-09_

Is it just me or are the pests coming out in FULL force this year? I feel like I just can’t win right now with all the different bugs I’m battling 🫠

## 5 comments

### plantlOver🫶 commented on 2023-06-09

Have you tried using cinnamon on your soil?? It helps with all sorts of pests!! Good luck! The pests are sooo annoying~~

#### Mikala replied on 2023-06-09

I’ve been mostly using neem oil but I will try out some cinnamon! Thank you!

#### Joy replied on 2023-06-09

Does it help with the nats?

### Lavender commented on 2023-06-09

SAME, my poor Fig bush got hit super hard along with some other large potted plants 😭

### Plants\&theirMediums commented on 2023-06-10

Pests have attacked everything! Ive gone through 2 bottles of neem oil just this year!

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