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title: "Is this scale insect? How to get rid of them? :("
description: "Is this scale insect? How to get rid of them? :("
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author: "Melads"
published: "2024-06-09T20:06:46.500271Z"
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# Is this scale insect? How to get rid of them? :(

_Postat av Melads den 2024-06-09_

Is this scale insect? How to get rid of them? :(

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/f2Hoes64GX1Dh5Ye6H0aE6jfrdpJascJp1t6UT_3f7U/rK5NtMmfQhiHyJPB7OuHrw.webp?size=large)

## 2 kommentarer

### Lisa kommenterade den 2024-06-09

They look like mealy bugs. Scale look like this. Ewwww.

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/yDPbs0ZDR0G_h-IGqckYJQ.webp?size=large)

### Sunny kommenterade den 2024-06-09

Dab them with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol. Mealy bugs will shrink to an orange dot!

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