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Pest on my bonsai Ficus


Today I was checking my Ficus bonsai and I found this pest! Be careful because they can damage your plants. This one is called mealybug, check often your plants and remove all those bugs

I water it twice a week, the pot has drainage holes.

It is indoors, near a south-facing window, and it gets around 5–6 hours of indirect light per day.

by ArugulaGlittering694

14 Comments

  1. Malsperanza

    !mealybugs

    Either you have an excellent camera, or that is one huge mealybug.

  2. Dizzy-With-Eternity

    That is the mealiest mealybug I’ve ever seen

  4. JIAGB

    Jesus wept, that’s not a mealybug that’s bleeding facehugger that is

  5. coachellakid

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    Jump scare every time these get posted. Hope treatment goes well and you get rid of them

  7. itsalysialynn

    Jokes aside, I’d honestly just throw the plant away, along with any others that were nearby. People will suggest all kinds of home remedies like neem oil, alcohol sprays, or diatomaceous earth. Trust me, when I had an outbreak, I tried them all, and the pests just kept coming back.

    The only thing that worked was taking cuttings, putting them in a plastic bag with isopropyl alcohol, shaking them thoroughly, and starting fresh. It’s really not worth the ongoing struggle. If you remove the affected plants, you might still be able to save the ones in other locations.

    Don’t mess around with these 🤬ers.

  8. ABTL6

    I’ve read in one of my agroecology books that calcium-rich plants become less susceptible to mealybug attacks

  9. pinkpiggies13

    Lowkey kind of cool looking. Like an alien ghost bug

  11. Kigeliakitten

    I bought green lacewing eggs a few months ago. Haven’t seen one since.

  12. InhalantsEnjoyer69

    Bonide systemic insecticide is the ONLY thing that can get rid of these. Dont bother with anything organic, it wont work. Bonide systemic and save yourself the headache.

  13. imogen6969

    Good lawrd, that’s a huge mealy bug. Separate from other plants and cleanse.

    I usually throw infested plants in the shower to clean and isolate. I will remove the plant from the pot and soil and rinse the entire thing, thoroughly. Dump the soil and clean the pot. You don’t have to do all this, but as someone with a lot of plants, I tend to just go hard immediately to avoid a lot of headache down the road.

    After you rinse, you can then get a rag and some rubbing alcohol or even just water and wipe the plant down. Leaves (top and bottom), stems, everything. Then repot and spray with neem. Make sure you wash your hands, clean out the shower, and even put fresh clothes on when you’re ready to repot.

    Make sure you don’t have any other infestations or bugs, as well. And check your other plants. Mealy bugs and aphids usually go hand in hand if you see little black or brown pod like shells that are on the leaves, you have aphids. Pick the pods off gently and wipe with rubbing alcohol. And neem oil everything!

    Keep your plant isolated for a few weeks and continue to spray with neem every 4-5 days. When you know for sure there is no activity on the plant, you can put it back in its spot.

    Be sure to also obviously clean the areas around your plants.

    I hate killing mealy bugs, they are so adorable.

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