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title: "Anyone have any ideas what’s on my basil plant ? She’s had so many…"
description: "Anyone have any ideas what’s on my basil plant ? She’s had so many problems since I got her 😭"
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# Anyone have any ideas what’s on my basil plant ? She’s had so many…

_Posted by Anna on 2024-06-10_

Anyone have any ideas what’s on my basil plant ? She’s had so many problems since I got her 😭

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## 1 comment

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-10

Looks like either thrips or spider mites. I use a spray bottle with 1 part isopropyl alcohol, 5 parts water, and a drop of dish soap

Spray on/under leaves, then use a brush or paper towel to spread it across the leaf and stem.

This will gets rid of mealy bugs, thrips, spider mites.. probably other stuff too lol. Repeat once a week until the pests are gone

Additionally, basil plants like to have their own pot. So I have a bunch of tiny pots so each of them can have their own pot. Once I did that, they really started looking better

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