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title: "OMG. My beloved pink allocasia has thrips. I've never had thrips…"
description: "OMG. My beloved pink allocasia has thrips. I've never had thrips before, and I'm freaked out. Anyone have any special tips beyond the standard clean it spray…"
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# OMG. My beloved pink allocasia has thrips. I've never had thrips…

_Pubblicato da Roxy Detroit il 2025-04-25_

OMG. My beloved pink allocasia has thrips. I've never had thrips before, and I'm freaked out. Anyone have any special tips beyond the standard clean it spray it, isolate it? Has anyone successfully recovered a plant from this??

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## 9 commenti

### budthegoat28 ha commentato il 2025-04-25

its not thrips it milibugs

#### Jordan ha risposto il 2025-04-25

Agree, they are Mealy bugs. Kill them will isopropyl alcohol on a Qtip. They will turn brown and die. Then clean the whole plant really good. Then just keep an eye on it, you may have to keep repeating the process for weeks until they are gone

#### Roxy Detroit ha risposto il 2025-04-25

Oh! Good to know. Will look that one up

### Sunny ha commentato il 2025-04-25

Neem oil kills mealybugs as well. Check the soil for soil mealybugs. Rinse the soil with hydrogen peroxide.

#### Roxy Detroit ha risposto il 2025-04-25

Ooh- will do

### exitJiraffe ha commentato il 2025-04-25

Alocasias get those white spots there, on the veins, it’s normal. If it’s mealy bugs the spots will be fuzzy looking on the margins. Definitely not thrips that I can see.

#### Roxy Detroit ha risposto il 2025-04-25

Hm. So maybe it’s something else causing the leaf issue then!

### Carmine @ Hort Spec ha commentato il 2025-04-26

There are already great suggestions here, but I’ll add: Neem oil is an effective broad-spectrum treatment for pests like mealybugs and thrips and is easy to apply. After treatment, focus on improving airflow and monitoring humidity to help prevent further pest spread and plant stress.

### Roro ha commentato il 2025-04-26

Mealy bugs :( clean with isopropyl alcohol and a gentle towel.

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