Hoping I can get some assistance either this. Research I found showed it could he mealy bugs… hoping someone can confirm or help identify the white spots so I can get a game plan to resolve it. Is there potential for this to spread to my other plants?
Context: i have grow lights for my indoor plants. This one was with the others. Started with a small part of the plant with white spots and quickly moved to the entire plant.
by PeaceSearcher754
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looks like aphids or white flies maybe? either way that’s a LOT of bugs 😬 they can definitely spread to your other plants. I would isolate this plant or just toss it if it’s not sentimental
Noooo! Throw it away!
Would you like some succulent with your aphids?
Picture isn’t clear enough to identify the bugs conclusively.
Mealybugs will turn brownish if you touch them with an alcohol soaked q tip.
Borrifa água com detergente
Time to burn it
Aphids. The buggers are tough as hell to get rid off, as they can asexually reproduce. So if even one single bug is still alive, they will come back.
Your case looks really bad, so if it is not a plant you care about that much, I would throw it out.
Sorry I don’t think you’re coming back from this – toss it and check your other plants! 🤮
It’s definitely NOT mealybugs – far too small. Hard to tell from the pic but it’s something that molts and leaves behind exoskeletons – probably either aphids or thrips. Either way, it’s bad. Take it outside and spray it down with water to try to clean some of it off. If it’s aphids, they’re manageable. You’ll want to spray them and their exoskeletons off in the sink/shower and then spray with something like an insecticidal soap or Captain Jack’s Dead Bug Brew. You’ll want to spray down any plants that are nearby just to be safe.
It could possibly be thrips but with that kind of infestation I think there’d be a lot more damage. Thrips are extra hard to get rid of so hopefully that’s not what you’re dealing with.
Would dusting it with diatomaceous earth work? I love that stuff, works great when we get elm bug infestation in the spring
I’d use some diatomaceous earth. It’s a natural bug killer. It’s also food safe and can be eaten. It literally spikes into the bugs and absorbs their body fluids, killing them. You can find it anywhere online or agricultural stores (horse feed shops). Or you can buy ladybugs and they will eat them but also might fly away 🤣
I’m terrified, never seen a succulent look so sad.
I agree with flame thrower idea 🔥
aphids^10
I’d take it outside and spray as many of them off with a hose. Besides diatamacious earth you could try neem oil. Neem requires spraying regularly because it only kills them when they eat the plant material but the eggs will still hatch. Pyrethrin spray may work. That’s more of a quick kill IIRC.
You can get the sprays at cannabis growing stores
Go on, toss it in.
Oh man! Isolate immediately. You are going to need to check and treat everything. My Hoya in my greenhouse got infected. It took many attempts to get rid of them. Sending you positive juju on this!
I can’t look at these pics. Seriously it’s like some kind of phobia
Lock it in a box and toss in about 1000 ladybugs. Return in a couple of days and see who won
I’m sorry, but this is like posting a photo of a skillet on fire that is burning your kitchen down and asking how to save dinner.
OP, you really jump-scared me, man
Literally jumped in my seat
And I was about to go to bed too
Order some ladybugs online, they eat aphids and you have a _FEAST_ waiting for them.
This should have NSFW tag at this point 😭
Aphids. Isolate that plant, douse it with water and alcohol several times over or else drown it in a lake or set it on fire. That’s a horrible infestation that will only get worse.
After seeing this photo I’m going to have to go treat all my plants preventatively! I’m the kind of person who would see this and throw the whole plant out. Ick! Good luck op. The battle has just began.
https://preview.redd.it/1w0ollhtcxng1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d55ed604a5e0dad20ab068a21cdb7bab89a8b3e8
Other than that, get the ladybugs
i have never seen an aphid infestation this bad..
Ngl that sounds rough like those bugs are no joke bro. Isolate that plant asap.
those are Woolly aphids …. insecticidal soap, with fatty acids, can control them (do not use dish soap) …follow label instructions ….spray to run-off – getting into every crevice, nook and cranny – repeat in about 10 days – and repeat as necessary
ladybugs are good munchers to keep around ….but it is the ladybug larvae that are the true natural born aphid killers
