--- title: "My plants seem to have suddenly gotten infected with something white.…" description: "My plants seem to have suddenly gotten infected with something white. Not sure what it is but my hibiscus plant is headed for death. It seems like other plants…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654134b1c596e88e7b514d19?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Tonodex" published: "2023-10-31T17:09:05.803Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VvqlJqosSiASBVuDpUrX1KQk8O5voX4RjIJ2uzUes0Y/858ce0c6be834e52b18cb758e0f88134.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # My plants seem to have suddenly gotten infected with something white.… _Tonodex님이 2023-10-31에 게시함_ My plants seem to have suddenly gotten infected with something white. Not sure what it is but my hibiscus plant is headed for death. It seems like other plants on my patio have gotten the same thing. I have lost one of my plants to this already. Help! I don’t want to lose the rest of the family! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VvqlJqosSiASBVuDpUrX1KQk8O5voX4RjIJ2uzUes0Y/858ce0c6be834e52b18cb758e0f88134.webp?size=large) ## 8개의 댓글 ### Tallee님이 2023-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. I don’t know about Hibiscus but we get a lot of white issues up here on roses \& Hydrangea. Have you already tried Copper soap? Or neem oil? Can you tell if it’s fungal or insect? #### Tonodex님이 2023-10-31에 답변했습니다. I can’t tell if it’s bugs or fungus. All I know is that it’s spreading fast ### Sunny님이 2023-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. It’s a mealybugs infestation! They are sucking the sap from your plants and will eventually kill them. Isolate the infected plants. Mix a solution of 1 cup rubbing alcohol, 1 quart water and 1 tablespoon Dawn dishwashing liquid. Spray the entire plant, the soil, under leaves and under the pot. Wash down the patio area with soapy dishwater. Treat all nearby and infected plants once a week until the bugs are gone. It can take several weeks. Disinfect your hands and tools to avoid spreading the bugs. Carefully, dispose of the dead leaves or they will spread the infestation. They are tenacious! Typically, dabbing a cotton swab with rubbing alcohol on them is enough if you only have a few. Good luck. #### Plantlicious님이 2023-10-31에 답변했습니다. 😫😫omg. Give it a shower then Make a concoction with dawn dish soap, peroxide and water. Isolate it from the other plants. Good luck #### Tonodex님이 2023-10-31에 답변했습니다. I think I have a massive infestation then. Thanks so much for helping me identify what this is. It’s taken out several plants and I don’t want the rest of my patio to go with it. How do you prevent them from coming back? #### Tonodex님이 2023-10-31에 답변했습니다. What do you mean by give it a shower? I only have a canteen to water plants on patio. I have no hose #### Sunny님이 2023-10-31에 답변했습니다. I don’t know of a preventative for mealybugs. I brought some home on a new plant along with spider mites. They spread to 5 plants before I realized it. Took me over a month of spraying with soapy water once or twice a week to get rid of them. I spray my plants with soapy water about every 4-6 weeks to clean them since most live outside. I have not had a problem with them since then. ### ChickenLizard님이 2025-06-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. We get white and black aphids --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_