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title: "My worst nightmare has arrived. I have found mealybugs on my bird of…"
description: "My worst nightmare has arrived. I have found mealybugs on my bird of paradise. I only found 2 very very small ones. One may have hitched a ride on me the other…"
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# My worst nightmare has arrived. I have found mealybugs on my bird of…

_Publicado por Kat8990 el 2025-03-25_

My worst nightmare has arrived. I have found mealybugs on my bird of paradise. I only found 2 very very small ones. One may have hitched a ride on me the other day. I went to my local nursery and there was section in the way waaayyyy back that had bird of paradises. And they were ALL infested with mealy bugs. I fear that’s how I may have gotten them. I also check my other plants and none of them seem to have any. I did spray the whole plant with perfect plantista houseplant pest spray. How often should I be doing this if I’ve only found a few?

## 2 comentarios

### Phil comentó el 2025-03-26

I usually do a regimen of spraying every three days for a few weeks. Add a systemic next watering.

#### Kat8990 respondió el 2025-03-26

Ok will do. I have my mother taking care of my plants since I have leave for a work trip. Of course this had to happen as I’m about to leave 🙄it is what it is🤷🏻‍♀️

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