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There are strange dark bugs running around the Plaza. Grab one and show it to Merlin.

It’s a creepy crawly mystery!

Handing a bug to Merlin, you notice that they start to have a strange effect on him. They are causing him to start forgetting things, just like the Night Thorns do.

This is not good. You need to get rid of these “Night Mites” before the Forgetting starts all over again!!

Quest Task: Make sure you have the Night Mites in your Inventory.

Quest Task: Bring the Night Mites to Merlin.

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Your Dreamlight Magic protects you from the Forgetting, so you are the only one who can rid the Valley of this new threat. But you’re going to need help. The Night Mites are small… and fast.

Pumbaa and Timon are expert bug catchers. Merlin suggests asking them to help find the bugs. As long as they don’t touch them, they should not be affected by the Forgetting that they cause.

Quest Task: Recruit bug catchers to stop the Night Mites:

• Pumbaa
• Timon

Head to Merlin’s library for a strategy session. Timon and Pumbaa area already there.

Merlin is going to focus his attention on figuring out how to “cleanse” the Night Mites once you catch them, so that they will be harmless. Once they are, they will make a nice snack for your faithful Night Mite hunting companions!

Quest Task: Go inside Merlin’s library to meet about the Night Mites.

Quest Task: Talk to Merlin.

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Pumbaa is going to search Dreamlight Valley and sniff out the creepy crawly mystery bugs Merlin now calls Night Mites. He wants to see how big the problem actually is.

Timon is going to join you in the first phase of getting rid of the Night Mites.

This conversation completes the hidden requirement in both Timon’s Level 9 Quest and Pumbaa’s Level 10 Quest. It also triggers the immediate start of Timon’s Level 9 Quest, The Infestation Part 1.

Quest Task: Make a plan to catch the Night Mites with:

• Pumba
• Timon

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The adventure continues in Timon’s Quest: The Infestation Part 1.

The Infestation Quests

Clearing the Night Mite Infestation requires the completion of quests from Merlin, Timon and Pumbaa. Here is the complete list, in the order they are started.

It all begins when you pick up the Night Mite in the Plaza.

• A Creepy Crawly Mystery – Merlin Quest
• The Infestation Part 1 – Timon Level 9 Quest
• The Infestation Part 2 – Pumbaa Level 10 Quest
• The Infestation Part 3 – Timon Level 10 Quest
• The Infestation Finale – Merlin Quest

Pro Tip: The Infestation Part 2 and The Infestation Part 3 are played almost in their entirety prior to the start of The Infestation Finale. They both, however, have a final wrap-up task that can’t be done until The Infestation Finale is complete.