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title: "Can someone help me identify what insect/pest has infested my poor…"
description: "Can someone help me identify what insect/pest has infested my poor Camellia!?"
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# Can someone help me identify what insect/pest has infested my poor…

_Gepostet von Planta-Mitglied am 2024-07-09_

Can someone help me identify what insect/pest has infested my poor Camellia!?

![Anhang 1 von 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kK0NQZpckox8FxysMhqKX8dv2oMd4n6fitzm0bMEJjc/7qPPQrHBSZmOeE6g0y9ejA.webp?size=large)

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## 8 Kommentare

### Sharon kommentierte am 2024-07-09

It kind of looks like scales but I’m not 100% sure

### eatyacarbs kommentierte am 2024-07-09

it’s hard to tell from these photos, they’re not quite focused enough…but i think scale or maybe mealybugs

### Sinthea kommentierte am 2024-07-10

This is definitely aphids. Well the white stuff are the exoskeletons of the aphids. Check the stems for maybe small black bugs. Either way I’m positive it’s aphids I had this issue and it looked exactly like this.

#### Planta-Mitglied antwortete am 2024-07-10

If I may, what did you do to treat it?

#### Sinthea antwortete am 2024-07-12

Sorry just seeing this. I sprayed with neem oil they all died. Then sprayed again the following week and I haven’t seen them again. I keep checking. This is is what mine looked like. The black are the aphids and the white I thought were a different bug but it was shed skin/exoskeleton of the aphids

![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fl8BD32P_cDFe7c_ND4f-Kz_orAEnpynq5Z-WqGU7O8/nolFM49ZTOKXWiiwxnbbHw.webp?size=large)

#### Planta-Mitglied antwortete am 2024-08-14

Sorry, just seeing this response, but Neen oil worked wonders!! Thank you so much!

#### Sinthea antwortete am 2024-08-14

Neem oil. I used the directions on the back of the bottle and sprayed the crap out of everything on the plant. Then a week later again and the next week again

#### Sinthea antwortete am 2024-08-14

Oh good!!!!! I’m so glad that helped!

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