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title: "Ugh! My corn plant has some kind of pest. I do not see anything…"
description: "Ugh! My corn plant has some kind of pest. I do not see anything moving, all of the tips are brown, there’s white eggs everywhere but I don’t see anything. I’m…"
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# Ugh! My corn plant has some kind of pest. I do not see anything…

_Jenn님이 2025-02-20에 게시함_

Ugh! My corn plant has some kind of pest. I do not see anything moving, all of the tips are brown, there’s white eggs everywhere but I don’t see anything. I’m not sure if they’re spider mites or gnat eggs. Please help!

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## 3개의 댓글

### KJM님이 2025-02-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Those are mealy bugs. I don't know where you live but if it's warm enough to take the plant outside and give it a good showering that would be a good start. If you can't go outside maybe put it in the sink and carefully use your sprayer to flush all the leaf pockets where the mealy bugs tend to hide. You can also wipe the mealy bugs away with a soft cloth with a little neem on it or even some rubbing alcohol or peroxide. In the end give it a good spray with some type of pesticide or organic alternative like neem or horticultural oil. It's important to keep at it their persistent little buggers. After the initial treatment I would treat it every 7 to 10 days.

#### Jenn님이 2025-02-20에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!!! I’ve only ever had spider mites and gnats. These are new to me. I’m in Ohio and we have a few inches of snow coming down at the moment so outside is not an option haha. I’ll take it to the shower and spray it down. Thanks again!

#### Bebe🌵🤍님이 2025-02-20에 답변했습니다.

To add to this, I would also recommend getting it in some new soil! You can use the same pot and everything! Just in my experience with mealy bugs or any pest, ditching the old soil and cleaning the pot coupled with 3-4 hydrogen peroxide waterings (1 part hydro to 5 parts water) to ensure you kill any insects living deep in the soil by the roots will also help a lot

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