Do they look like mealybugs?

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I noticed them 2 days ago. They just suddenly appeared on the pot of my Jack. They do not make any spiderwebs like mealybugs usually do and don’t leave sticky spots. They just walk around the pot and it seems like they live in the soil. They are tiny, approximately the size of a grain of flour. I sprayed them with alcohol but it did not help. #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #succulentquestion #succulentsquestion #succulentshelp

@strawberrymoon · Answer

i’m leaning more towards the whitefly.. mealies don’t move that much

@Kaileena · Answer

Yes these are mealies I think. 😭 if they have wings then they’re whitefly

@RJG · Answer

Too small to be mealies. Some kind of mite maybe?

@TwistedThreads · Answer

@vvvelo Do you have Neem Oil or Insecticidal Spray? I would use Neem Oil. I swear by that stuff.

@strawberrymoon · Answer

agree with drew on this one, mites have more legs than bugs as far as i know so if it looks like a crab that might be it

@Pegster · Answer

Let us know if the neem oil works. If @KikiGoldblatt recommends it, it should take care of the pest problem.

Do they look like mealybugs?

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