erran_morad@lemmy.world to Plant Clinic - diagnosing sick plants 🌱@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is happening to this oak sapling?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageWhat is happening to this oak sapling?lemmy.worlderran_morad@lemmy.world to Plant Clinic - diagnosing sick plants 🌱@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoLooks like mealybugs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealybug Keep them away from other plants and spray them with solutions against said bugs.
minus-squarePlantJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMealy bugs are much bigger than this. This almost just looks like water residue on the leaves.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNot necessarily. At the beginning of the infestation the bugs themselves are very small and don’t move much. I had an infestation two years ago.
Looks like mealybugs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealybug Keep them away from other plants and spray them with solutions against said bugs.
Mealy bugs are much bigger than this. This almost just looks like water residue on the leaves.
Not necessarily. At the beginning of the infestation the bugs themselves are very small and don’t move much. I had an infestation two years ago.