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bekkaplant Draper, UT Apr 19, 2008

I haven't ever had problems with my house plants up until now. I have these little white bugs (they sort of look like pill bugs but very small) that have taken over one of my plants. It quit growing & then lost a leaf or two. The plant was a rosette (I think thats how you spell it anyway). I found the little buggers in between the leafs. I chucked the plant because I was worried they would get to some of my other plants, I have about 50. First of all, what are they called & second, if I find them again, how do I get rid of them? I am new to all of this! Any help would be great!
Thanks!!

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 19, 2008

It's hard to say for sure without a picture, but it could be mealy bugs, they are a common pest on house plants. One treatment is take a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and wipe them off with that. They can spread to other plants too, so if you had anything near that plant I'd keep an eye on it so you can catch them before they get going too bad.

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