--- title: "How do I get rid of a bad infestation of Mealy bugs on a couple…" description: "How do I get rid of a bad infestation of Mealy bugs on a couple plants?" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/maCcZh9qEeTAqvEga8KYeS?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Christine" published: "2025-08-07T19:10:42.947503Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # How do I get rid of a bad infestation of Mealy bugs on a couple… _Christine님이 2025-08-07에 게시함_ How do I get rid of a bad infestation of Mealy bugs on a couple plants? ## 11개의 댓글 ### Gaileen Joy님이 2025-08-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. Mealy bugs? ### Yolanda님이 2025-08-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. 70%rubbing alcohol with cotton balls front and back of every leaf, the tight areas use a qtip. I would spray the plant off with nozzle really good first then use the alcohol. To be even safe I would repot in fresh soil if your infestation is bad. Spray the heck out of the plant with neem oil then ISOLATE this plant for a while until the issue is solved. Spray plant every 7 days after this. I would keep my plants sprayed as a preventative every 7 to 14 days.. good luck ### Phil님이 2025-08-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. The follow up, as Yolanda suggested, is extremely important. My definition of a bad mealy bug infestation is finding maybe 10 on a plant. That is rare for me. Usually one or two now and then. As a preventative, use Bonide systemic every two months. I’m doing mine now. That’s probably why I have so few. I don’t spray the plant with neem. And wow does that stuff stink! I use insecticidal soap instead. I damaged some very good plants with neem. And before anyone says, I didn’t place them in light until dry. Mealy bugs are easy to get rid of. But it takes persistence. #### Christine님이 2025-08-08에 답변했습니다. What is an ‘insecticidal soap’ and ‘Bonide systemic?’ Im new to plants and am really trying to learn all I can. Do you have a picture of what they are? #### Phil님이 2025-08-08에 답변했습니다. I get both from Amazon. I also add silica to the fertilizer. I’ll add pics when I get a chance. #### Phil님이 2025-08-08에 답변했습니다. Here you go. Silica is especially good for highly variegated plants. Helps the white leaves last longer. It supposedly supports the plant by making it stronger and fight off pests. The systemic is available in a larger size and much much cheaper than this small size. But the odd thing is that it says for “outdoor plants” even though the formula is exactly the same. I have a lot of plants so I buy the larger size. ![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/sXkTACI4Rx-56_RfP1z88w.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/SjQ_p7tMTNCAE04a8WYF1w.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/-AAx3p55SJe7n5oniuoLBw.webp?size=large) #### Yolanda님이 2025-08-08에 답변했습니다. I haven’t tried the insecticidal soap. Do you spray and leave on your foliage? Neem does stink but I have just gotten use to it now. When I don’t want to tolerate the smell I just use my systemic granules ### Yolanda님이 2025-08-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. Yes I also put the systemic granules in my plants soil and spray all of my plants with the neem oil as well. You could never use too much to keep the pest away. The key is consistency 🙂 ### Bonzoid님이 2025-08-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. They’re alcoholics!!! Rubbing alcohol that is. #### Holly님이 2025-08-08에 답변했습니다. I hate that i laughed at this ### Nan님이 2025-08-10에 댓글을 남겼어요. This was mine, when I took it out of the pot, I noticed the soil was covered. I had no way of getting rid of it and threw out the plant. I was very worried about the other plants it was next to, so I had to isolate them away from each other for 1-2 months. Be careful when using rubbing alcohol- recently I had to do this treatment on my money tree and I did not rinse my leafs well enough and my plant is currently having a hard time bouncing back. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ywoyxjGPQt3H70Xk99Po9QWZiq6tQ3uO6PORZ0v7LMk/a6P28ilnTF6sum3G-ZMvgA.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_