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title: "Hey guys I recently got this philo for free and noticed it had meelie…"
description: "Hey guys I recently got this philo for free and noticed it had meelie bugs. Been spraying with dawn dish soap water on the leafs and stems till I get neem oil.…"
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# Hey guys I recently got this philo for free and noticed it had meelie…

_Publié par CrazyPlantLady le 2025-03-01_

Hey guys I recently got this philo for free and noticed it had meelie bugs. Been spraying with dawn dish soap water on the leafs and stems till I get neem oil. But I’m lowkey scared it will spread to all my babies. I’m debating on leaving it outside to freeze the bugs off or cutting off all the leafs? What should I do?

## 9 commentaires

### c.cat a commenté le 2025-03-01

theres a chance freezing the bugs off will also damage the plant - try isopropl alchohol and q tips if you have that.  
as for making sure that it doesnt spread, isolate it as best as possible. if that means putting it in a trash bag for now, go for it.  
best of luck!

#### CrazyPlantLady ha respondido el 2025-03-01

Do u think the cold would damage the roots even if the plant was outside for 30 mins I live in Minnesota it’s 20 degrees outside rn.

#### PlantLady ha respondido el 2025-03-01

Yes. I’ve seen a lot of people who damaged their plants during the winter just from bringing the plant from the store to their car and from their car into their house.

#### CrazyPlantLady ha respondido el 2025-03-01

Alright thank you.

#### Carolinagreenthumb ha respondido el 2025-03-02

I would definitely not put it outside for any amount of time. Just put it in a bathroom or somewhere you don’t have plants. The alcohol on Q-tips is a good tip!

#### Trespence ha respondido el 2025-03-02

Yes

### CrazyPlantLady a commenté le 2025-03-01

Ending up cutting the leafs off with meelie bugs hoping it helps

### Wolfen 🐺 a commenté le 2025-03-02

Be careful with dawn, it's a detergent, not making insecticidal soap. Neem is also not great against mealie bugs. Definitely isolated the plant and wipe down the surface it was on with 70% alcohol. And use the alcohol swab techniques talked about above. Even if you cut all the leaves off, you'd still need to deal with it, as they will just go into the soil.

#### CrazyPlantLady ha respondido el 2025-03-02

Alright I’ll def repot her next paycheck. Inspected the plant today and no other leafs have any meelie bugs. Hoping I caught it quick enough.

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