The swab stays on the insect until it lets go. It never goes on the leaf.
👉 See the spacing: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-get-rid-of-scale-and-mealybugs-on-a-fiddle-leaf-fig/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fiddle-leaf-fig

The swab stays on the insect until it lets go. It never goes on the leaf.
👉 See the spacing: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-get-rid-of-scale-and-mealybugs-on-a-fiddle-leaf-fig/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fiddle-leaf-fig
One wipe test tells a live snake plant mealybug from a dead mineral fleck or scale.
👉 See the full removal routine: https://plantcarebasics.com/snake-plant-pests/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snake-plant-care
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