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Howdee201

I noticed these little white bugs on the plant. I repotted them about two weeks ago, new soil and nutrients. Not sure what they are and how to get rid of them.

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  1. PlantLovingGirlie

    Could be Mealy bugs. I would suggest wiping down the plant with neem oil or rubbing alcohol diluted with water

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  2. Nunyabzwx

    I can't tell what they are from the picture. Do they crawl around? Do they fly?

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  3. Christine Yi

    They look like spider mites or mealy bugs for sure, but the pictures kind of far away. Could you take a closer picture of the front and back of the leaves please? It could even be aphids from this distance. Either way I would take a clean empty spray bottle, fill it 3/4 full with distilled water. Then add 2 tbs of neem oil, and like a teaspoon or two of 70% rubbing alcohol. Shake it up good, take a micro fiber towel, or they do have microfiber gloves you can buy. DOUSE the entire plant, soil, stems, leaves. Wipe the leaves and stems down gently with the microfiber towel (hell even paper towels work, just don’t use the same one too long - think like poison ivy infection - you just end up putting them back on the plant, needs to be sterile) Then get some systemic granules, put them on top of your soil. I’ve had success with this in the past but also, if it’s a bad infestation. You need to isolate it from your other plants because they WILL spread. If it’s a really bad infestation I would repot. It’s possible the pests were in the soil you most recently purchased and repotted with. You can google how to bake the soil and get rid of the bugs (risky imo) or just go buy new soil. I hope this helps and if you have any questions please let me know!! If it’s just aphids buy some lady bugs 👍

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  4. Sunny

    Too blurry yo tell the kind of bug. Use the spray from a hose to knock them off assuming they are white aphids. Follow up with Neem oil.

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  5. Nan

    Next time bake your soil before a repot to kill the pests. You need to change the soil for sure as well.

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  6. Jocelyn

    Mix neem oil and water and spray all the leaves front and back

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  7. Howdee201

    Thank you all for your advice and help!

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