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title: "My neon Pothos continues to struggle with mealy bugs. I’ve repotted…"
description: "My neon Pothos continues to struggle with mealy bugs. I’ve repotted it and treated it but they continue to return. Any advice?"
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author: "Mary"
published: "2024-08-03T10:52:16.852981Z"
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# My neon Pothos continues to struggle with mealy bugs. I’ve repotted…

_Posted by Mary on 2024-08-03_

My neon Pothos continues to struggle with mealy bugs. I’ve repotted it and treated it but they continue to return. Any advice?

## 5 comments

### Pierre commented on 2024-08-03

Are you treating the soil? Wash it off completely, wash the pot bring in new soil and apply insecticide soap on the plant every two days for two weeks.

#### Mary replied on 2024-08-03

A few weeks back I did repot with fresh soil and treated the roots. They keep on coming back :(

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-03

Treat all the plants in the room. Wipe down absolutely everything around the plants including shelves, under pots, and any place the plants sit with isopropyl alcohol. Repeat 2 weeks later and keep repeating until the mealybugs are gone. They come in waves. Good luck!🍀🪴

#### Sunny replied on 2024-08-03

I’ve been fighting a rather tough mealybugs clan for a month on my Hoya Krimson Queen.

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#### Mary replied on 2024-08-03

Thanks! This particular plant is already pretty isolated and I haven’t noticed mealy bugs on my other plants. I’ll definitely wipe down the shelf

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