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title: "Can someone tell me what’s on my bird of paradise? About to light it…"
description: "Can someone tell me what’s on my bird of paradise? About to light it on fire."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dHOolS9lTde0-2ErbPyzcw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Jessica M"
published: "2024-06-21T17:35:02.950758Z"
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# Can someone tell me what’s on my bird of paradise? About to light it…

_Posted by Jessica M on 2024-06-21_

Can someone tell me what’s on my bird of paradise? About to light it on fire.

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## 5 comments

### Caroline W commented on 2024-06-21

They look like mealy bugs

### Nick :) commented on 2024-06-21

Mealy bugs for sure, I’m having the same problem. I just bought a ton of ladybugs to eat all the pests so maybe that’ll work for you, I’ve already tried rubbing alcohol and neem oil. Neither have worked  
The next step is giving them a soap water bath.

### Plant Father commented on 2024-06-21

it looks like scale. i don’t have experience with this pest but i’ve heard they’re easy to treat, by using a toothbrush dipped in soapy water (i use castile soap since it’s the gentlest option) or a cotton swab dipped in 70% isopropyl alcohol solution. several treatments may be necessary to eradicate them all

### Sunny commented on 2024-06-21

Barnacle wax scale. Isolate the plant. Kill them quick! Use Plant Father’s recommendation. They keep their babies underneath. 😬

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### Diane Bar2 commented on 2024-06-22

Definitely scale!

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