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title: "Help! My Okra is covered in these white eggs!! Whatever it is, is…"
description: "Help! My Okra is covered in these white eggs!! Whatever it is, is eating through leaves like no tomorrow!! I’ve been pulling off the heavily affected small…"
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# Help! My Okra is covered in these white eggs!! Whatever it is, is…

_Posted by Crazyplantperson⛲️ on 2024-04-25_

Help! My Okra is covered in these white eggs!! Whatever it is, is eating through leaves like no tomorrow!! I’ve been pulling off the heavily affected small leaves. I’m scared I’m gonna lose all of them before I even see my first bloom! I grew these guys from seedlings, so I really wanna see them all the way through. Any help is appreciated!!

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## 9 comments

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-04-25

Hard to tell so I’ll let someone else comment on that, but I wanted to reassure you that okra are hearty! Maybe try wiping off the leaves instead of removing them? But I guess it depends on what it is. As it gets hotter, okra will take off and be unstoppable!

#### Crazyplantperson⛲️ replied on 2024-04-25

Thank you! I have wiped off the larger leaves, but those smaller ones were being chewed off so I thought eh 🤷🏼‍♀️ they’re dying and might spread disease

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-04-25

Do you have these growing indoors or outdoors?

#### Crazyplantperson⛲️ replied on 2024-04-25

Outdoors

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-04-25

Have you tried neem oil? Otherwise captain jacks organic dead bug spray is great too, and is ok for use on edible plants. (Obviously still clean i before consuming) I’d cut the infected leaves off as quickly as possible to prevent spread, clean the plant and spray with neem oil etc. if it is in a pot you can also water the soil with 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water. This kills larvae in the soil.

#### Crazyplantperson⛲️ replied on 2024-04-25

I’m going to be getting some neem oil, that was gonna be my next step. I’ve cut off the majorly infected ones but I’ll have to leave the rest. They’re pretty much all infected, I’ll just wipe them off, and I’ll try the Hydrogen peroxide trick!!

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-04-25

Hope this helps! To me these look like spider mites. Do your research there’s lots of tips online too! :)

### Bee 🐝 commented on 2024-04-25

One more tip to prevent pests like this is to prune your plants. Snip off dead leaves and clean the topsoil in the pot of any fallen leaves \& rotting material. Pests thrive in it!

#### Crazyplantperson⛲️ replied on 2024-04-25

I definitely try to stay on top of that kind of thing!!

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