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title: "Hi guys, my mom has an orchid thats has a mealybug problem, i sprayed…"
description: "Hi guys, my mom has an orchid thats has a mealybug problem, i sprayed it down with insecticidal soap yesterday, when can i spray it again? and anything else i…"
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# Hi guys, my mom has an orchid thats has a mealybug problem, i sprayed…

_Publicado por Courtney 🌱 el 2025-06-25_

Hi guys, my mom has an orchid thats has a mealybug problem, i sprayed it down with insecticidal soap yesterday, when can i spray it again? and anything else i can do to get rid of the bugs, thanks!

## 1 comentario

### Macie comentó el 2025-06-25

if you don’t wanna stress the plant out by spraying it again you can use a qtip and rubbing alcohol and all you have to do is tap them and they die, you should see them change colours and that’s how you know they are dead!:)

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