--- title: "Hi. New to growing plants and I have a couple of questions about my…" description: "Hi. New to growing plants and I have a couple of questions about my tradescantia plant. I can see little white bugs in the soil and dirt like spots on the…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KQI6siQMRiqzsulUsMkLPg?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Brooke" published: "2024-08-25T16:30:47.856181Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hg8R0Vwp5YjkktMCKZPIiaMEbhS-jz42JGTNKFkx_GY/l9e8Xa49SauhtnezBQdoQQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hi. New to growing plants and I have a couple of questions about my… _Brooke님이 2024-08-25에 게시함_ Hi. New to growing plants and I have a couple of questions about my tradescantia plant. I can see little white bugs in the soil and dirt like spots on the leaves. I am not sure what to do or if this is normal but the tips of the leaves are turning brown and I don’t want it to get too bad before it cant come back from it. Any help would be appreciated. ![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hg8R0Vwp5YjkktMCKZPIiaMEbhS-jz42JGTNKFkx_GY/l9e8Xa49SauhtnezBQdoQQ.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hg8R0Vwp5YjkktMCKZPIiaMEbhS-jz42JGTNKFkx_GY/_j2tuwCRSIGrpgQiiAdJqA.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hg8R0Vwp5YjkktMCKZPIiaMEbhS-jz42JGTNKFkx_GY/FZeaT-8bQN29yXt6EQvZUg.webp?size=large) ## 10개의 댓글 ### C님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. So sorry your trad has bugs! Little white bugs could be mealy bugs. But to be sure you might need to get up close and examine them. Mealy bugs look kinda powdery (Google a pic and you’ll see). But there are other types of mealys as well. Browning tips of leaves doesn’t necessarily mean bugs. Could be over watering or too much direct sunlight. Can you tell me more about the plant? Type of pot, where it hangs out, kind of sun and amount it gets? #### C님이 2024-08-25에 답변했습니다. If you think you do have mealy bugs, it’s important to act fast because they spread like wildfire. Alcohol and q-tips are an effective spot killer for them. Just be careful cause rubbing alcohol can damage the leaves and roots ### Brooke님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. I was thinking mealy bugs but I’ve never had to deal with them before. It is in a 5inch clear plastic pot. It’s on the porch and I usually put it out in direct sunlight in the morning until 1. Thank you for your help! ### Brooke님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’m not sure if it is mealy bugs because I’m not seeing any powdery looking stuff on the leaves. I only see the bugs in the soil. ### Kai님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Do the white bugs on the leaves move? Aphids shed their exoskeletons which are white. I saw those before I saw the aphids themselves. ### Brooke님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. I don’t see any white spots on the leaves or any bugs moving on the leaves just in the soil because the of the clear pot I have it in. ### Sunny님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. It could be soil mites. Not harmful. The photo is not clear. Just run hydrogen peroxide through the soil the next time it needs water, if you don’t like looking at the bugs. ### Dyon Lacoda님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. If it were my plant, I’d take it completely out, break up the roots a little bit, tore their separated, try not to break them, then I would rinse them real good with water and then mix equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and water, and a spray bottle, and spray down the roots and the root leaves that are like closest to the root, let the hydrogen peroxide mix set for about two minutes, then go ahead and rinse it off and then completely repot it with brand, new soil, substrate, mulch, whichever you prefer to plant those in, but that would be the best way to treat those and that’s also a great solution for rotting in any plant! 😊 ### Brooke님이 2024-08-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thanks! I think I’m going to do this just to make sure. Thanks for all of the help! #### Dyon Lacoda님이 2024-08-26에 답변했습니다. Your welcome!! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_