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title: "Hey so i bought this new plant home and when i was watering it at the…"
description: "Hey so i bought this new plant home and when i was watering it at the drainage holes i saw this tiny little white caterpillar looking bug, any tips for what to…"
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# Hey so i bought this new plant home and when i was watering it at the…

_Lagt ut av Kaleb 🪴 den 2025-03-13_

Hey so i bought this new plant home and when i was watering it at the drainage holes i saw this tiny little white caterpillar looking bug, any tips for what to do?

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-qQC-jc2mn0oe09bcYXli5H5v0YaCiQbAjZC0ZIquyA/xtiE2k7mQP-Pn7lJqL1kJw.webp?size=large)

## 12 kommentarer

### Gray kommenterte den 2025-03-13

Unfortunately that might have been a mealy bug. They’re a household plant pest. Keep this plant away from your others until you know more :)

#### Gray svarte den 2025-03-13

The largest mealy bug I’ve ever seen was about the size of a pill bug, but more commonly they’re smaller than that

#### Kaleb 🪴 svarte den 2025-03-13

Thank you so much , will do. Im gonna replace the soil when i can:D

### KJM kommenterte den 2025-03-13

Mealybug does not usually look like a caterpillar. It looks like fuzzy bit of cotton or something. I don't suppose you can get a picture of the caterpillar thing? Try sliding the entire root ball out of the pot and see what's in there.

#### Kaleb 🪴 svarte den 2025-03-13

Im gonna try changing the dirt so ill take a picture if i do see anymore

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterte den 2025-03-13

This is a mealy bug

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/xIgpeo10QhieDW4fovaTmQ.webp?size=large)

#### Kaleb 🪴 svarte den 2025-03-13

Nah it dident look like that, like i mentioned it looked more like a caterpillar but thank you tho!! Im gonna keep an eye out on the plant and the soil but if i see anymore im gonna repot it. :D

#### Wolfen 🐺 svarte den 2025-03-13

I think it was possibly a garden millipede, they look the most like caterpillar to me

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterte den 2025-03-13

Greenhouse centipede

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/d47H9xMKTv-UqprjYu4fPQ.webp?size=large)

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterte den 2025-03-13

Garden milipede (the immature are whiteish) adults can be black or striped

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/SUFPlgJcQbGy4_iWRAqaig.webp?size=large)

#### Kaleb 🪴 svarte den 2025-03-13

Yeh! It looked more like that, what should i do to get rid of them if theres more???

#### Wolfen 🐺 svarte den 2025-03-13

If you you repot, I don't think you'd see more. They are not harmful to plants either. So no issue there. I leave them alone if I see them. But a lot of people don't like the thought of them inside, which is fair lol

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