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title: "I can’t tell if my plant has mealybugs or not? I am finding little…"
description: "I can’t tell if my plant has mealybugs or not? I am finding little tiny white specs here and there but I am not sure. They are all very hard and I don’t know…"
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author: "Hannah"
published: "2024-03-22T20:09:37.373311Z"
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# I can’t tell if my plant has mealybugs or not? I am finding little…

_Publié par Hannah le 2024-03-22_

I can’t tell if my plant has mealybugs or not? I am finding little tiny white specs here and there but I am not sure. They are all very hard and I don’t know if they are mealy bugs because I’ve never had them before. Any help or advice would be great!

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![Pièce jointe 2 sur 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m5wFTDyroykAPzkd_0y9QhfJJDYoYXeaboP-2IVyJKA/jD5O5FZlQby5pjLUJad02g.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 3 sur 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m5wFTDyroykAPzkd_0y9QhfJJDYoYXeaboP-2IVyJKA/uuMylVDvQ1q_LsM3nbw4ww.webp?size=large)

## 5 commentaires

### Lolly a commenté le 2024-03-22

Doesn’t look like it! Those might be just some damage to the stem… mealys are a lot bigger.

### kalli a commenté le 2024-03-22

If it is mealy bugs, really up close they look like small isopods or rolly pollys. They also will have areas on leaves or near the joints of a plant that look like teeny tiny egg sacs or cotton spots. This is because they drink the juices from the plant and create these secretions for protection. I would also look into tripes. Is there anyway to upload a more focused photo really up close? hope to help :)

#### Hannah ha respondido el 2024-03-22

I looked at them as close and I could and they just looked like little circle crystal things, I honestly am not sure what it is, and I checked all the joint areas and there isn’t anything

#### kalli ha respondido el 2024-03-22

It may just be sand and rock granules, give it a good rinse in the sink and look again, also to help with the damage to the stem with those scared over lacerations, just adding a dowel from the craft store and a little wire can help with support, and stop the damage from the heavy leaning. 👍🏼

### GreenLeaf a commenté le 2024-03-22

One of the absolute BEST investments I made was a hand-held magnifying glass from the dollarstore, $2.00!!

Some pests are super small and hard to distinguish with the naked eye. I use mine every single day to check out specs of things on my plants. I’ve found it soooo helpful.

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