--- title: "Anyone know what these little white things are. I feel like they are…" description: "Anyone know what these little white things are. I feel like they are too small to be mealy bugs, but i’ve never encountered them before so i’m unsure. Also if…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CiyD3od2WQajOv7BsboPYM?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "aweav10" published: "2025-01-01T20:35:06.315087Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XQO46HZfGTkIVrLyEejStUA1snoiWdE5awfwcVXI2kk/lhJTSjY9Ryaw7AFE-nlnAg.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Anyone know what these little white things are. I feel like they are… _aweav10님이 2025-01-01에 게시함_ Anyone know what these little white things are. I feel like they are too small to be mealy bugs, but i’ve never encountered them before so i’m unsure. Also if anyone knows what to do to get rid of them? Thanks !!!! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XQO46HZfGTkIVrLyEejStUA1snoiWdE5awfwcVXI2kk/lhJTSjY9Ryaw7AFE-nlnAg.webp?size=large) ## 9개의 댓글 ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. Looks like it's, give it an aggressive shower. Do you have any miticide? #### aweav10님이 2025-01-01에 답변했습니다. Thank you! I don’t have any, is there a brand you would recommend? #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-01에 답변했습니다. For spider mites, bonides Dead bug, growsafe, Arber. I was using an at home mix in a 32oz spray bottle, 2c water, 2 tbl Peppermint castille soap, 2 tbl neem oil, 1 tsp alcohol. Then shake and fill the rest of the way with more water. (I've been moving away from this as I found it wasnt effective on mealybugs, and apparently a lot of the imports have them 😳. But this does work for spider mites and thrips. Because it contains neem oil, you will want to either spray them down in the evening, turn off the growlight you have on them, or rinse after they sit for 30-60 mins. The oil can cause scorching if they get too much light. And treat every 3 days for a few weeks. The life cycle of a spider mite is about 50 days or so. You can also use a systemic like bonide systemic granules (these are not pet/baby safe, though SNS makes a safe one) these would take a few days to fully get sucked up by the plant to work, but just showering the plant every 3 days will get the adults off until then. #### Shelbey님이 2025-01-03에 답변했습니다. I found spider mites today for the first time in owning house plants! 🥴 I have no idea where they came from since they’re isolated (so far) to one plant in a small greenhouse I have. Should I treat all the plants in there or just the one as long as no others show any bugs? #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-03에 답변했습니다. I would treat everything, at least anything it was near. They transfer so easily from even just you removing a leaf and going to toss it. #### Shelbey님이 2025-01-03에 답변했습니다. Everything is getting a ‘bath’ and so far still not seeing any signs of any on the other Alocasias in there🤞🏻 I’m hoping I caught this pretty quickly since there were so few ### Kades님이 2025-01-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. Spider mites, Wolfens got the good advice for treatment! ### nosugartonight님이 2025-01-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. Spider mites by the looks of it. Insecticidal soap would also work. I’m in Canada; there’s a product called safers that works well. They look like they’ve done a number on the leaves in your photo. I would also give the plant a bath before the insecticidal treatment. Keep this guy away from any other healthy plants. If it was in a grouping I would check your other nearby plants. Spider mites love dry winter weather #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-02에 답변했습니다. That's another reason I heavy mist in winter! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_