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title: "I discovered a few mealy bugs on one of my hostas and quickly took…"
description: "I discovered a few mealy bugs on one of my hostas and quickly took care of it with an organic systemic I like which uses rosemary. However I have discovered…"
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author: "SharonE"
published: "2023-12-16T20:20:24.132Z"
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# I discovered a few mealy bugs on one of my hostas and quickly took…

_Posted by SharonE on 2023-12-16_

I discovered a few mealy bugs on one of my hostas and quickly took care of it with an organic systemic I like which uses rosemary. However I have discovered mealy bug in my chameleon enclosure and really can’t use anything remotely toxic. Any ideas on management? I can ethanol each bug I suppose but would like to hear other suggestions. She doesn’t eat soil but will occasionally munch leaves. Thanks

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## 5 comments

### FriendofVeg commented on 2023-12-17

Does she eat mealybugs? 🤓

#### SharonE replied on 2023-12-17

No. That’s what my husband said. That would solve it. But she only eats rapidly moving bugs. Darn.

### maisie commented on 2023-12-17

not sure how to help but your chameleon is beautiful!!

### 9s commented on 2023-12-17

There’s a product called MiteX that’s made with natural products and it’ll work on mealy bugs but unsure about chameleon toxicity

### SharonE commented on 2023-12-24

I am asking chameleon forum if these would be safe. Never heard of them!

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