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title: "Hey— anyone know what kind of pest this is? It’s on the underside of…"
description: "Hey— anyone know what kind of pest this is? It’s on the underside of my Meyer lemon."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Tara"
published: "2023-12-02T20:53:09.309Z"
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# Hey— anyone know what kind of pest this is? It’s on the underside of…

_Posted by Tara on 2023-12-02_

Hey— anyone know what kind of pest this is? It’s on the underside of my Meyer lemon.

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## 5 comments

### Cherrybergher commented on 2023-12-02

It’s hard to tell. Are the white things actual bugs moving around? If so I would say spider mites. If they aren’t moving bugs it could just be salt deposits from the water you are using.

### Tara commented on 2023-12-02

They’re not moving that I could see, but our water has pretty low solutes where I am in western Washington.

### Shirley🪴you jest commented on 2023-12-03

I tend to agree with Cherrybergher from what I can see in the photo. To me they seem too small for mealy bugs and white flies. Plus white flies are active in the day and “scatter when disturbed”. I would spray the entire plant in the shower or outside as often as directed. Best wishes

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### Sunny commented on 2023-12-03

Probably not white flies. They move like locusts. You couldn’t keep your plant inside if they are white flies. They fly up like white confetti if you go near the plant as previously stated.

### Tara commented on 2023-12-03

Thanks everyone!

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