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Controlling mealybugs on indoor plants #889737
Asked November 12, 2024, 3:38 PM EST
Ramsey County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thanks for your question.
Without a picture of these insects, I cannot confirm your identification of their being mealybugs. Given this uncertainty, I am not completely confident in my answer to you.
I see that you asked a question on 2/28/22 of our forum regarding mealy bugs. The pictures you included in your question at that time were certainly mealybugs. So maybe this is what you currently have. In a response (3/4/22) at the time of your question, another Master Gardener suggested various remedial procedures. If these were successful in 2022, they should also be successful now in 2024.
Here is some information on mealybugs including remedial things that you might do:
https://extension.umn.edu/product-and-houseplant-pests/insects-indoor-plants - mealybugs-1581111
https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-news/mealybugs
https://ncipmhort.cfans.umn.edu/introduction-mealybugs
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/mealybugs_a_common_pest_of_indoor_plants
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/mealybugs/
Good luck. Please get back to us with any additional, related questions.