Grizzly
I am extremely new to plants. A couple of days ago I bought some plants and did not check for pests beforehand. How f**ked am I? Are these definitely spider mites?
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I am extremely new to plants. A couple of days ago I bought some… | Pests, diseases and problems | Comunidad de Planta
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Women are WaterEither way. If you are attached to the plant then what Tamara said. It’s your only hope. And fingers crossed 🤞🏽 Gods speed!
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Beto RThese are mealy bugs! My aunt gave me a plant and it was fine for about a week then started noticing what look like white clumbs of cotton. Neem oil does very good, for me it was a never never plant, pretty hardy so i went to town with drowning it in neem oil spray then rubbing and
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Cleaning every part of the plant. After i was done in a spray bottle i put a small portion of rubbing alcohol and soap with water and sprayed it twice a day (neem oil is weekly). Don’t let up, they hide very well. Got them out completely in like a week
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Hi Beto you’re absolutely right! I confirmed yesterday that they were mealy bugs. I pruned and sprayed Bonide Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew Ready-to-Use Spray. I did not wipe it off though, do you wipe it or let it evaporate? sillyquestion is Another
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How do you use the neem oil? I got Natria Neem Oil Spray Ready-to-Use. Do you just spray it and let it air dry or spray it and then wipe it away?
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I used the oil like a lubricant to rub off all the nasty then sprayed more to let it evaporate lol so both
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KD 🪴That looks like a combo of spider mites AND mealy bugs. I’d consider putting that out to pasture. Check out Aloha Plant Life on YouTube, she has two videos on insecticidal sprays/soaps etc. Neem oil won’t kill the eggs.
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KaylaI think it’s mealy bugs and an actual spider. You can see the spider in the third picture.
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