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title: "Please help, this is my first encounter with mealy bugs! Any tips and…"
description: "Please help, this is my first encounter with mealy bugs! Any tips and suggestions are appreciated! Enjoy the scary slideshow 🫣 This monstera is my favorite…"
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# Please help, this is my first encounter with mealy bugs! Any tips and…

_Aria님이 2024-10-20에 게시함_

Please help, this is my first encounter with mealy bugs! Any tips and suggestions are appreciated! Enjoy the scary slideshow 🫣

This monstera is my favorite plant (don’t tell my pothos collection) and I found a mealy bug! 😭 I checked the front and back of all of the leaves. I dropped 91% Isopropyl Alcohol down the stalk 😅, where each leaf meets the stem, and wiped anything white off each leaf with an alcohol damp paper towel.

Before I noticed the pest tonight, I set up a humidifier for the tips of a few leaves that started yellowing. Should I turn the humidifier off until I’m sure the pests are gone or does it not matter?

![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r-zheNPkzBDyGfkXpEYhPfvZ5IR-QhLRnqQI7FMwsDo/caw9jfH4QsmzGJ5JfkHI9w.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r-zheNPkzBDyGfkXpEYhPfvZ5IR-QhLRnqQI7FMwsDo/rrjWqfIQRJeAViIUICBaYg.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r-zheNPkzBDyGfkXpEYhPfvZ5IR-QhLRnqQI7FMwsDo/9p9PGwJZSKqQ5nAqFZiBUA.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r-zheNPkzBDyGfkXpEYhPfvZ5IR-QhLRnqQI7FMwsDo/76sLS4wHSdedkXJ96IOGOw.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-10-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

mealys are the least bad pests imo. just remove them as you see them and keep this plant away from others for a while. check the other plants around it really well. they key is to just stay vigilant until you stop seeing them!

#### Aria님이 2024-10-20에 답변했습니다.

That makes me feel better. Okay will do, thank you!

### KK님이 2024-10-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I know this is so off topic, but where did your moss pole come from?! I love it!!

#### Aria님이 2024-10-21에 답변했습니다.

No worries, and thank you! I bought the moss pole on Etsy from plvntly. I have the XL Anchor Kit (8 inch diameter) and XL Poles in Beige.

#### KK님이 2024-10-21에 답변했습니다.

Thank you 😁 Your plants are lovely too. I hope you kick mealy bug butt!

#### Aria님이 2024-10-21에 답변했습니다.

You’re welcome! Thank you! 😊 I hope so too!

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