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title: "This white thing in my orchid? Is it mealy bug ☹️?"
description: "This white thing in my orchid? Is it mealy bug ☹️?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Nik"
published: "2023-08-31T17:21:15.304Z"
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# This white thing in my orchid? Is it mealy bug ☹️?

_Nik님이 2023-08-31에 게시함_

This white thing in my orchid? Is it mealy bug ☹️?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3UmcOlnb84jPyFcm5F2TnP_k6J5ORCDRD4CqHDuav2w/12623985777c46e8923b38f9196597d3.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Liv님이 2023-08-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Is there just one? With my horrid experience with mealys, where there’s one there’s many, or at least a few. This also looks pretty round and raised, the mealys looked more flat and fuzzy to me

### Sunny님이 2023-08-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Use a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol to dab it and see if it drops off and has legs.

#### Sunny님이 2023-09-01에 답변했습니다.

Probably not a mealy bug. They run in packs and spread within days. Just isolate the plant and see if more arrive in the next day or two. Start neem oil treatment, then. No need to put unnecessary chemicals on the orchid if it’s not necessary.

#### Liv님이 2023-09-02에 답변했습니다.

Did it turn orange/ brown when you used the rubbing alcohol?

#### Nik님이 2023-09-02에 답변했습니다.

Because I had one on my corn plant, I am super suspicious about all my plants now. Whatever is white on my plants make me nervous. I used neem oil, water and soap and alcohol on all my plants🙄

#### Nik님이 2023-09-02에 답변했습니다.

I easily separated it and rubbed alcohol on my plant. I didn’t use alcohol only on that spot

#### Sunny님이 2023-09-02에 답변했습니다.

That’s a lot of chemicals 😃  
Don’t add more. Just wait a week and watch new issues. Good luck.🪴🍀

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