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title: "Pony tail palm has mealybugs. I’m so so so sad. Luckily she was…"
description: "Pony tail palm has mealybugs. I’m so so so sad. Luckily she was isolated from my other plants but I’ll have to check them all now 🥺"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yMJxuDr4Q3S3OwvOVeA5kw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Maddie Swanson"
published: "2024-08-03T21:21:21.83769Z"
language: "en"
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# Pony tail palm has mealybugs. I’m so so so sad. Luckily she was…

_Posted by Maddie Swanson on 2024-08-03_

Pony tail palm has mealybugs. I’m so so so sad. Luckily she was isolated from my other plants but I’ll have to check them all now 🥺

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## 2 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-04

Dab them with rubbing alcohol. Get the alcohol in the nooks at the base of the palm leaves. Then, rinse the excess alcohol off. Insecticidal soap will work too.

#### Maddie Swanson replied on 2024-08-04

Thank you!

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