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title: "HELP ALERT!!! Does any one know what these little white bugs are that…"
description: "HELP ALERT!!! Does any one know what these little white bugs are that gather along the broccoli??? Please help!!!"
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# HELP ALERT!!! Does any one know what these little white bugs are that…

_Pubblicato da Lin il 2023-08-14_

HELP ALERT!!! Does any one know what these little white bugs are that gather along the broccoli??? Please help!!!

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## 10 commenti

### PlantCryptid ha commentato il 2023-08-14

Looks like mealy bugs to me 😖 I hate those guys

#### Lin ha risposto il 2023-08-14

I haven’t even heard of those what are they

#### PlantCryptid ha risposto il 2023-08-14

They’re a pest that feed on the juices of plants and can damage them. They reproduce really quick and make a gross white waxy coating that makes them hard to get rid of unfortunately. Neem oil and soap spray are what I used to get rid of mine. Manually spray/wipe off as many as you can then spray the plant down with the neem oil. I’d repeat again in at least a week if there’s more.

### Sunny ha commentato il 2023-08-14

Mealy bugs! Destructive and spreads quickly to other plants. Isolate this plant immediately. Use Neem oil or a soapy water spray made with Dawn dishwashing liquid or similar. May require repeated applications to kill all of them. Also, Rubbing Alcolol on a cotton swab can be used to dab on them to insta-kill. Disinfect hands and tools to avoid spreading them. Good luck.

### Lin ha commentato il 2023-08-14

Definitely appreciate you guys, it’s on my bolted broccoli I’m using for seeds, so I ended up cutting the infested parts off and stomping them bugs in the pavement 🤣🤣🤣🦾🦾🦾

#### Sunny ha risposto il 2023-08-14

Unfortunately, cutting off the apparent bugs won’t stop the unseen ones already in and around your plant. Mealy bugs are like bedbugs.

#### Lin ha risposto il 2023-08-14

😩😩😩oh lord don’t say that, I see though this was the second time they e appeared. I will definitely keep a hold of them then…

#### ReeRee ha risposto il 2023-08-14

😢I’m so sorry

### Sunny ha commentato il 2023-08-14

Sadly, this is a battle (your second) in the war to eradicate all of them. Follow the instructions to treat them. Treat nearby plants. Isolate and all infected or potentially infected plants. It takes at least couple of treatments to get rid of them. Took almost 2 months for me. It contaminated 4 plants.

### Avery\<3 ha commentato il 2023-08-14

It looks like they are mealy bugs

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