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title: "I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new…"
description: "I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new houseplant, I spray and quarantine. A few days ago I was checking out my philodendron and…"
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# I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new…

_Andrea님이 2024-06-06에 게시함_

I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new houseplant, I spray and quarantine. A few days ago I was checking out my philodendron and saw this on the top of just the new unfurling leaf and on the stem! No damage to the plant, no dark spots, no webs anywhere. Little white things but one looks pretty clear of some type of bugger with six legs?

No other plants show infection and I’ve cleaned the whole area where it was. I removed the plant from the population, rinsed, sprayed with Neem and insecticidal soap and wiped thoroughly. Today I don’t see anything but still keeping in quarantine as I’m paranoid as it’s not clear to me what these are.

Are these Springtails or White Spider Mites or Masked Hunters or? I submitted to Planta experts but no response yet… any of you know?

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZjQf_Uc0YhFL0rLk4FFS0sH7rCuymesgBY4CEe2z37E/EHjEVJLtQsu_jMrASmyYuQ.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZjQf_Uc0YhFL0rLk4FFS0sH7rCuymesgBY4CEe2z37E/xODdIseoQH6DCJmb8d10_g.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZjQf_Uc0YhFL0rLk4FFS0sH7rCuymesgBY4CEe2z37E/1ygBSF0zT82Tx5QTiC-_Vw.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-06-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Mealys I think! Keep quarantine, keep vigilant and keep treating!

### send\_nodes님이 2024-06-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yep i think it’s mealy bugs. Great job catching it early enough that it hasn’t damaged the plant yet! Definitely keep treating it even when you don’t see them anymore, since they’re so tiny at first

### Andrea님이 2024-06-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

So weird since they don’t ‘look’ like the ones I see online but that big one does sort of resemble an adult male and the little ones could be infant crawlers. Gives me the heebie jeebies! This is my first pest encounter (except gnats) of my 110 plants so I suppose I’m doing ok.

#### Morgan님이 2024-06-06에 답변했습니다.

Do you use any preventatives to keep pests away long term? Besides the original quarantine and clean?

#### Andrea님이 2024-06-06에 답변했습니다.

I add Bonide granules to the soil as well. And look all the time when watering which is how I found these.

### Urban Jungle 🦩님이 2024-06-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They kinda look like wooly aphids

### Andrea님이 2024-06-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I suppose a pest is a pest in most cases and should be treated regardless?

### Shazzy’s Garden님이 2025-05-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Hi Andrea. If you take a clear picture of the bugs up close with your iPhone you can click on the information symbol at the bottom of the photo and it will often identify the little bugger!

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