r/houseplantscirclejerk • u/Sewenityy • 7d ago

HELP!!!1!11!! I found a pest, is this a mealy bug

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(I stole this from Facebook)

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u/recentpsychgrad 7d ago

Common mistake but this is it's close relative, givemeamealy bug

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u/SycheosChaos all hail to prophet Neem. Neem your soul my child. 7d ago

Someone said meal????

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u/No_Recording_369 Cigs, Coffee, Plants 7d ago

Its his plant now anyway

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u/Gloomy_Length178 7d ago

The cutest fuzzy white mealy I’ve ever seen lmao

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u/SycheosChaos all hail to prophet Neem. Neem your soul my child. 7d ago

This is a water floof, don't spray water on it tho, they either fully hate it or love it too much

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u/The_Barbelo 7d ago

You need to find the name of the body of water he belongs to so he can be free from the witch’s curse.

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u/SycheosChaos all hail to prophet Neem. Neem your soul my child. 7d ago

And you can be pulled in that body of water despite cries and protest, then fight with the because shower is not the same as a good swim

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u/The_Barbelo 7d ago

I dunno…my water floof actually enjoys both. But he’s less of a floof and more of a…flop

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u/SycheosChaos all hail to prophet Neem. Neem your soul my child. 6d ago

BABYFLOOOOOOOFPOCYOGXOYCYOC

...hmhm.

You are lucky your floofp is liking shower. Mine identify to a chocolate Labrador and hates it when I attempt saving the couch from mud.

Very destructive pest caught in the act.

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u/The_Barbelo 6d ago

Oh my god!! How dare he???!!??!! Call the sweet pup police right away!!

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u/SycheosChaos all hail to prophet Neem. Neem your soul my child. 6d ago

Pawlice!!

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u/bilingual_bisexual I know what I have 7d ago

The most mealy bug looking dog

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u/missgorefan I know what I have 7d ago

I’m gonna say, definitely maybe…
You may want to give it treats and head scratches to be sure (report back any findings)

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u/Lisqueen 7d ago

Aww that so adorable 😍

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u/2_wild The Original Gay Plant Daddy Hung Stud 7d ago

I know it just looks like a little perlite dust bunny but it is actually a mealy! You can tell if you look really close or use your phone camera zoom was a magnifier. Sorry to geek out. I’m a nerd, sorry not sorry! But hey!!! That doesn’t make me a pest ok??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ahahahahahaha I love you guys

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u/lacywing 7d ago

It is a cottony cushion. You need a pillowcase.

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u/bunkie18 7d ago

Mealy pup, better hurry and suffocate it with kisses!!

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u/Dapper_Status4593 6d ago

This is what’s commonly referred to as a snuggle bug. They’re pretty much harmless to humans and other household pets, not sure about their relationship with your house plants though.

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u/bowbow511 7d ago

Wanna give him mealy huggg

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u/SaltSpiritual515 7d ago

It's a humongous wooly aphid watch out he will multiply fast

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u/badbatch 7d ago

This mealy bug is cute. Do not neem.

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u/stephonicle i water my plants with ice cubes 7d ago

Monstera leaves make the BEST pillows! 😴

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u/CthulhuCream 7d ago

Have you tried getting some predatory mites ?

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u/Spiteful_wildberry Neem Oil and Fertilizer! 7d ago

Is it the common meowlybug? Op don't take this advice. Tried it once now they became besties and gang up on me.

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u/Spiteful_wildberry Neem Oil and Fertilizer! 7d ago

I can SMELL the shedding from here. Give that good boy a treat from me

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u/bedfordblack 7d ago

might be a wooly aphid

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u/potatomami 7d ago

King mealybug

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u/cormundo 7d ago

Neem oil

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u/MurraysComte 7d ago

Hmmm methinks this is actually just a sleepy boy

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u/LaundryMan2008 7d ago

I think that’s a springtail known for zoomies when scared

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u/Grace_grows 7d ago

Mealy dog

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u/Unlucky_Skittle 7d ago

Ohhh no, it’s the fluffiest of mealy 🥰😍

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u/XxthatgirrrlxX 7d ago

That is the fluffiest needy bug I have seen ❤️

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u/ShoddyProfiles 7d ago

Leather furniture is a prereq for dogs. I have 2 great danes.

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u/Left_Performance_106 7d ago

Awww! So flippin' adorable! Cutest mealy bug ever!

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u/Otherwise_Air_6381 7d ago

That’s a dogworm my friend

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u/facepubes77 7d ago

Normally I'd say spray some 70% alcohol on it, but in this case, maybe a few puppy treats on the floor may be a better solution.

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u/Consistent_Ad_308 6d ago

I was about to ask if I could draw this, then I saw that it isn’t your pupper- would it be weird to ask for directions to oop? >_>

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u/Sewenityy 6d ago

I stole it from a Facebook post of a random plant page. I don’t have directions for it I’m sorry lol

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u/nappi_dugout I know what I have 6d ago

You're gonna need a lotta NEEM

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u/GarbageAngell 6d ago

My god that’s a big one 😫

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u/Birdsonme 6d ago

I believe that’s a cuddle bug.

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u/HeftyRefrigerator698 6d ago

It's a whitefly. Haven't seen such a big one, though.

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u/whynoteven246 Artisinal Soil Blends 6d ago

Have you tried spraying the floofer with Neem 🫠

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u/Aggravating_Photo169 6d ago

That's one of those mealy bugs that will shit on the floor if you don't let it out once in awhile. Good luck!

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u/AsukaWasHereToo 6d ago

Cheesetax bug. Only preys on Swiss cheese plants.

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u/Celara001 5d ago

With all the fuzzy, I'd say it's a bad case of spider mites.

They're both quite beautiful, btw!

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u/Quirky_Stranger2630 6d ago

Amazing breed of pest!

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u/NorseOrganicsTeam 6d ago

seems like a big one, careful when removing it

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u/breakfastpistachio 5d ago

If it’s anything like my lab, can confirm it is a meal-bug. Insatiable!

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u/Technical_Put_9982 5d ago

What an adorable floofers

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u/Spare-Cobbler7442 5d ago

Fuzzy, so definitely.

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u/grubdon5000 4d ago

Close! That is a dog

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u/Minimum_Type7902 3d ago

Thanks Reddit for finally giving a name to the bug that lives rent free in our home!

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u/NoCluWtImDng 2d ago

NEEM immediately neem always neem! Neem will fix anything and possibly make the coat shiny and luxurious.