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title: "How the heck did this thing get mealybugs when it wasn't near any…"
description: "How the heck did this thing get mealybugs when it wasn't near any other plant and it's been in the same spot for two years?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "MummaDeb"
published: "2024-07-07T17:30:46.962204Z"
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# How the heck did this thing get mealybugs when it wasn't near any…

_MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 게시함_

How the heck did this thing get mealybugs when it wasn't near any other plant and it's been in the same spot for two years?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MOXcw7te6S9UHjaWvEfp257jXZmEcofyef83nx6UvFY/RDJSFPt8SvOIMhqN-nnFTg.webp?size=large)

## 14개의 댓글

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

ooof so many 🙊

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

any chance you have it in the kitchen near groceries? bananas and other produce can bring them in 😬

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

No. It was in my front window away from all the other plants thank God. I can't figure it out. I just cleaned the whole thing off with alcohol and now I'm going to treat the soil with hydrogen peroxide. I have had that plants since it was 2 inches long. Not one I want to lose. It's going in quarantine. Then I need to go check all the others. What a mess!

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

An infestation this massive takes time — keep your eyes on it!! 😬 good luck!! 💚

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

It was literally less than a week ago that I turned it in the window and didn't see a thing! That is crazy! I had a couple of plants near it and I couldn't tell if the little white spots were little bits of perlite or mealy bugs so I treated them all and quarantined.

### Kat님이 2024-07-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would simply sob

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

I wanted to but didn't have time. Had to save the plant. 😢😢😢

### Alyssa님이 2024-07-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It could’ve come from outdoor plants near your front window, especially if there’s cracks or old seals around the windows. My outdoor patio flowers got a spider mite infestation because there was a bush about two feet nearby that was covered in them first

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Seriously? They are really old single pane windows and there's a lot of foliage right outside.

#### Alyssa님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Yep that’s probably what happened, with my morning walks around my neighborhood I see some plants and trees here and there with mealybug looking things and spider mites

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

I had no idea that could happen. Wow!

### send\_nodes님이 2024-07-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Unfortunately, pests are so tiny and mobile that we can literally walk outside, walk by our plants, and the pests can move from our clothes to the plants

#### MummaDeb님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Yikes!!

#### Alyssa님이 2024-07-07에 답변했습니다.

True too, a YouTuber I watch thinks her dog brings them in too since he loves to go bounding through the brush on walks lol

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