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title: "my hoya has had mealy bugs ever since i could remember. she’s grows…"
description: "my hoya has had mealy bugs ever since i could remember. she’s grows non stop but the bugs will. not. leave. i have tried so many things MULTIPLE times. I’ve…"
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# my hoya has had mealy bugs ever since i could remember. she’s grows…

_Publicado por mals el 2025-05-07_

my hoya has had mealy bugs ever since i could remember. she’s grows non stop but the bugs will. not. leave. i have tried so many things MULTIPLE times.

I’ve tried:

-soaking the entire plant in a cinnamon bath  
-spraying diluted rubbing alcohol on the plant and in the soil. it kills the bugs on contact but the next day they’re back again  
-i bought a pest spray specifically designed for mealy bugs  
-ive repotted the plant (shes HUGE)

please help me!!

## 8 comentarios

### Ky comentó el 2025-05-07

Hiii, I have used dawn dish soap  
diluted in water and sprayed it on my plant for a few days and the bugs died and went away. without hurting the plant. Just be careful to not get soap on the flowers or they might start to shrink. I am a beginner so I am not 100% sure, I just know it worked with mine

#### mals respondió el 2025-05-07

i’ll have to try that, thanks!

### Yolanda comentó el 2025-05-07

Did you check all of your other plants? Make sure it’s not another plant that keeps giving it back to the plant.

#### mals respondió el 2025-05-07

yes

### Emily Ann comentó el 2025-05-07

Hii  
I used this mixture for any bugs!! It works great - \[x\] 3 cups of water  
\- \[x\] 2 tablespoons neem oil  
\- \[x\] 1 tablespoon spoon peppermint Castile soap  
\- \[ \] Teaspoon isopropyl alcohol

#### mals respondió el 2025-05-08

do you spray it on?

#### Emily Ann respondió el 2025-05-08

Spray it on roots and leaves, leave it on a bit and wipe it off the leaves with microfiber towel, it can be left on the roots nothing happens;)

### Ma G comentó el 2025-05-08

Mosquito bits. They sell it by the plants at hardware stores. And neem oil. I also water my plants with 1/4-1/2hydogen peroxide to water.

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