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title: "Hi my mother recently gave me a plant she was hoping I could rehab…"
description: "Hi my mother recently gave me a plant she was hoping I could rehab for her. I have it quarantined and it has these moth things coming out from the soil,…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "KatKaz"
published: "2025-03-11T18:25:20.851999Z"
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# Hi my mother recently gave me a plant she was hoping I could rehab…

_Publicado por KatKaz el 2025-03-11_

Hi my mother recently gave me a plant she was hoping I could rehab for her. I have it quarantined and it has these moth things coming out from the soil, nothing on the leaves. I’m unsure if whiteflies or just moths??

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## 7 comentarios

### KJM comentó el 2025-03-11

I don't know what it is, but I do know that it is not a white fly.

### Wolfen 🐺 comentó el 2025-03-11

It looks like a clothes moth!! That's so crazy it's in the soil. I think you need a spray for the adults. But it sounds like from online you can use an insecticidal soap for eggs and larva. You may want to repot, bag up the soil and toss it outside

#### Wolfen 🐺 respondió el 2025-03-11

I've only ever dealt with them on clothes(if it is them) and it's a spray for adults and the eggs and larvae you just wash in hot water. Obviously not helpful for plants

#### KatKaz respondió el 2025-03-12

Thank you so much!

### BigGrac comentó el 2025-03-11

I would simply cease to exist if that crawled out of my plant pot

#### Wolfen 🐺 respondió el 2025-03-11

💀 ☠️

#### KatKaz respondió el 2025-03-12

🤣🤣🤣 It scared the crap out of me the first time one crawled out

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