I am so upset because all of these plants I’ve been buying from this beautiful plant shop have had problems. Now I find out that three plants that I bought in a bunch had me bugs and now my other plants have bugs… I was questioning it, but then I saw this on a plant that I did not get from the shop, that I’ve had for a while. 😭 Trying not to have a panic attack here 😅 Any suggestions?
Oof. It’ll take a bit of work, but your plants might be okay. I just had a mealybug infestation myself. I drenched the entire plant with insecticidal soap once a week for two weeks. Mealybugs are gone and that plant is now thriving.
3 likes Do you remember what the soap was? It’s at least 4 plants, so probably more 😭 and I just got this infected plant on Valentine’s Day. They said wash them off but the idea of touching this is too much lol
0 likes It’s just called insecticidal soap. Brand is Bonide. And yeah, you can also try washing or spraying them off with water. It’s honestly not that big a deal once you get in there, spray them in the shower. Bugs are gross but they won’t hurt humans 😉 I would note that spraying them off may not necessarily get them all but the soap should actually kill them.
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Mealybugs on one plant. Fungus, possibly powdery mildew, on the plants with the mother of thousands succulents. Repeated rubbing alcohol or insecticidal soap spray on the plants/pots/surfaces can kill the mealybugs. Fungicide to kill the fungus. Check the roots for rot and fungus infection on the succulents. 🍀🪴
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Neem oil is great for health issues on a plant
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