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title: "So I have some plants in my office at work and today as I was…"
description: "So I have some plants in my office at work and today as I was “inspecting” them I noticed what looked to be a mealy bug. I took it off the plant and snapped a…"
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author: "Raquel"
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# So I have some plants in my office at work and today as I was…

_Gepostet von Raquel am 2023-10-04_

So I have some plants in my office at work and today as I was “inspecting” them I noticed what looked to be a mealy bug. I took it off the plant and snapped a picture of it “for verification”. So now my question is what should I do? The plant looks super healthy and I do not see anymore on there but now I’m paranoid that the other plants I have (which are across the room) are going to get infected also. Advise please.

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## 2 Kommentare

### Audrey kommentierte am 2023-10-05

Definitely looks like a mature mealy bug. The babies are much smaller and almost yellow/green. I would take isopropyl alcohol on a small brush and get the leaves and stems. Then possibly repot as they can live in the soil sometimes. Definitely quarantine it

#### Raquel antwortete am 2023-10-05

Thank you!

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