My chili has parasites, the soft white blob ones, how do I remove them

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    1 month ago

    Sounds like mealy bugs, if they’re very tiny. Not parasites, by the way.

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        1 month ago

        Hmmm. Do you have a photo? How large is an individual insect? Mealy bugs can be so tiny that it’s hard to even see them moving.

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            1 month ago

            Sounds like mealy bugs. Good luck. It is possible to get rid of them. I spent, like, 2 hours carefully applying mild rubbing alcohol to every single leaf surface on my wasabi plant and it did recover! I had thought it was done for, the infestation was so bad.

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              1 month ago

              When crushed they have small amount of blood. Are they the things? Also a spider is in the plant, can that take care of it?