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title: "Happy thanksgiving everyone! I recently got this plant from a…"
description: "Happy thanksgiving everyone! I recently got this plant from a greenhouse and it came home with mealybugs, at least that’s what I think they are. Anyone have…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Ms. Succulent"
published: "2025-11-27T18:06:34.425903Z"
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# Happy thanksgiving everyone! I recently got this plant from a…

_Posted by Ms. Succulent on 2025-11-27_

Happy thanksgiving everyone! I recently got this plant from a greenhouse and it came home with mealybugs, at least that’s what I think they are. Anyone have any tips? I believe it is an elephant bush, but there was no classification on the original pot.

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## 2 comments

### Yup commented on 2025-11-28

Wipe good with alcohol to kill them

### Spike commented on 2025-11-28

I use a qtip and isopropyl alcohol to kill the ones I see and then treated the plant with systemics. Checking daily for more live mealys. If it’s a really bad case I replace the soil with fresh after killing all the ones I see.

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