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title: "Help!!!! Can somebody help me, please? Idk what to do with these bugs…"
description: "Help!!!! Can somebody help me, please? Idk what to do with these bugs anymore. I believe it’s called mealybug, I’ve tried so many things and it keeps coming…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a60d3ac59a7d142c75bf0d"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Andressa"
published: "2024-01-16T04:59:38.02Z"
language: "en"
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# Help!!!! Can somebody help me, please? Idk what to do with these bugs…

_Posted by Andressa on 2024-01-16_

Help!!!!  
Can somebody help me, please? Idk what to do with these bugs anymore. I believe it’s called mealybug, I’ve tried so many things and it keeps coming back and it’s now spreading to other plants.  
It started with 2 plants and I isolated them, but the plants that are in the area where the 2 plants used to be are now getting bugs too. I already used water and soap, then rubbing alcohol with water, I also got neem oil. I gave the plant a “shower”, I wiped and sprayed the leaves but those bugs keep coming back and it’s killing the leaves little by little. Any advice??

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## 4 comments

### PlantLady commented on 2024-01-16

Systemic granules are great for maintenance.

#### Andressa replied on 2024-01-17

I’ll check that out, thanks so much!!

### Andressa commented on 2024-01-17

Thanks so much for all your help. I’ll try everything, I hope I can save my babies ☺️

### Pierre commented on 2024-01-18

Put the entire plant, pot, rootball in soapy (dawn) water for an hour. Proceed with insictide soap every week for a while, and mix neem oil in your water for maybe a month

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