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title: "Got this alocasia pink dragon from the clearance section at Lowe’s a…"
description: "Got this alocasia pink dragon from the clearance section at Lowe’s a few days ago. I gave her new soil, washed her roots, and sprayed her with Neem oil on the…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "ThriftyCat"
published: "2023-06-21T23:42:43.795Z"
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# Got this alocasia pink dragon from the clearance section at Lowe’s a…

_ThriftyCat님이 2023-06-21에 게시함_

Got this alocasia pink dragon from the clearance section at Lowe’s a few days ago. I gave her new soil, washed her roots, and sprayed her with Neem oil on the first day. I’ve kept her isolated from my other plants but today when I brought her out into the living room to place her with my other plants I noticed tiny white bugs in the soil. They were pretty fast and there were quite a few of them. I sprayed her again with neem oil and also went ahead and sprayed my other 20 plants just in case. Anything else I should do? I haven’t had any pests like this before (really only gnats which I’ve controlled with sticky traps) so I’m just going off of what I’ve read here and in other communities. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! TIA!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/exjBCpDxfCYxR572UZ40f3hYzjdphUqxGjLCBAsPvhI/ed17656d0d9a4a86bbde4106d66d9c98.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Amelia님이 2023-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Have you tried a castile soap bath? I’ve heard it helps a lot with pests.

#### ThriftyCat님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다.

I have not but I will buy some! Thank you

### Dee님이 2023-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What soil did you repot it with?

#### ThriftyCat님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다.

Indoor potting mix from members mark. It has perlite and orchid bark too for drainage

### Autumn님이 2023-06-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I really can’t tell what the bugs are from the picture - are they moving around, flying, on the leaves? I’m glad originally quarantined the plant l, but next time you might want to at least wait two weeks since it might take some time for any pests to be known, especially in the initial egg/larval stages. I’d also usually refrain from replanting unless super necessary (like dying from root rot or infested with bugs in the soil) otherwise you risk shocking the plant too much from both moving into a new environment \*and\* getting its roots messed with/soil changed etc.

#### Autumn님이 2023-06-22에 답변했습니다.

Different pests need different treatments, but spraying with neem oil \& insecticidal soap and wiping down the leaves is definitely a good start 👍🏾

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