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title: "Got mealy bugs for the first time ever today and now I can officially…"
description: "Got mealy bugs for the first time ever today and now I can officially say I’m never buying plants again…. Most terrifying bugs EVERRRR😭😂"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/btQrnwKHxJRtliqBpYMLPn"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lyn"
published: "2025-04-17T03:54:02.801151Z"
language: "en"
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# Got mealy bugs for the first time ever today and now I can officially…

_Posted by Lyn on 2025-04-17_

Got mealy bugs for the first time ever today and now I can officially say I’m never buying plants again…. Most terrifying bugs EVERRRR😭😂

## 1 comment

### Alaina commented on 2025-12-05

Real I'm scared of the mealy bugs on my pothos. They just won't go away 😭 but I can promise that it's not worth giving up on plants!

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