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title: "Hoya Rotunda.. am I fighting a losing battle with a pest or is the…"
description: "Hoya Rotunda.. am I fighting a losing battle with a pest or is the white spot near the base of the leaf something normal?? Been treating as a pest for 3…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg/fBTKu1RQvpAa2k3Sgh2P0n"
community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Madderdebs"
published: "2025-04-04T15:43:42.737359Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vDnSoat2Vie_MI_P22HxGRm0MPcoQtl_JsJ4K448c5E/zl4jZHdVQEieXJFP5JM4Fw.webp?size=large"
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# Hoya Rotunda.. am I fighting a losing battle with a pest or is the…

_Posted by Madderdebs on 2025-04-04_

Hoya Rotunda.. am I fighting a losing battle with a pest or is the white spot near the base of the leaf something normal?? Been treating as a pest for 3 months..

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## 3 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-04-04

Too blurry to identify it. Does it have legs?

### Nina Bemister commented on 2025-04-04

It’s hard to tell but my guess is mealies if it’s white and fluffy (egg sacs) and little white bugs that you should be able to see

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-04-27

Can you take another picture?

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