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title: "Help! How do I treat mealybugs on African violets?"
description: "Help! How do I treat mealybugs on African violets?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Yeagermeister1982"
published: "2025-02-20T20:35:19.224623Z"
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# Help! How do I treat mealybugs on African violets?

_Posted by Yeagermeister1982 on 2025-02-20_

Help! How do I treat mealybugs on African violets?

## 2 comments

### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 commented on 2025-02-20

Here to learn also! I have a few and I have no idea how one would deal with pests on a plant that has sensitive leaves👀

#### Yeagermeister1982 replied on 2025-02-20

The leaves are what I’m worried about too! Any other plant I would go at with rubbing alcohol and neem oil.

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