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title: "Found mealybugs on my jades. Cleaned, alcohol swabbed, sprayed with…"
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# Found mealybugs on my jades. Cleaned, alcohol swabbed, sprayed with…

_Mysti M님이 2026-03-26에 게시함_

Found mealybugs on my jades. Cleaned, alcohol swabbed, sprayed with insecticide soap.

Do you usually repot, or just keep treating?

## 2개의 댓글

### Christina님이 2026-03-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Depends on the infestation. If small, you can keep treating a few times a week for a few weeks. Get some insectacide spray and spray the whole thing down and the top soil before bed so it can dry overnight without potential scorch from the light. Its okay to leave it. End of each week give the leaves a good wipe down to clear its pores. That worked for me.

### Waspinator님이 2026-03-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

For mealies, redo treatment every 5 days to ensure the pesticides hit them at the right stage of development. They live about 31 days, so if you are mealy free for two months, you're done. Also check your other plants; they tend to travel

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