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title: "What the heck is this? I thought it was a mealy bug at first but…"
description: "What the heck is this? I thought it was a mealy bug at first but looking closer at it I don’t think it is? There’s that big one and I also found two other…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
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published: "2024-06-05T18:06:28.400767Z"
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# What the heck is this? I thought it was a mealy bug at first but…

_Posted by Kayla on 2024-06-05_

What the heck is this? I thought it was a mealy bug at first but looking closer at it I don’t think it is? There’s that big one and I also found two other small ones. They’re all coming out of a node!

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## 7 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-06-05

Agh! Eeks lol, so many bug posts recently are giving me the goosies 😱 definitely looks like a larva/grub of some kind, I’d try to cut and prop sone healthy nodes, don’t know if this will be good for the plant with something munching

#### Kayla replied on 2024-06-05

It’s a brand new plant and I also got the goosies when I was unboxing it!!! I honestly can’t tell if it’s larvae or maybe a fungus? Lol I JUST got this plant so I’m trying to wait before I chop and prop 😭 it’s such a nice and full boy!

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-06-05

Oh bummer, that’s so weird lol. Idk, is it wiggling at all 😬ugh true that would totally suck, i guess maybe if it is a fungus take it off if you can with some rubbing alcohol and then spray it with an anti fungal spray of some kind and see if it helps

#### Kayla replied on 2024-06-05

It’s not! It’s solid but slightly fuzzy. I think it’s a FAT aerial root lol. I honestly might chop and prop just that one stem because it creeps me out hahah

#### Alyssa replied on 2024-06-05

Wow! Haha that’s a chonkster of an aerial root then lol, cool, I wonder how that prop will go. Update us sometime haha!

### Sparky🤍plants commented on 2024-06-05

Looked like a big aerial root to me at first, then I thought and couldn’t recall ever seeing aerial roots THAT big before. 😬 There is a possibility it is a root from the look of the thickness of the roots below but I am unsure. Good luck with whatever it is! :)

#### Kayla replied on 2024-06-05

That’s what I was leaning toward but it’s the fattest aerial root I’ve ever seen lol! It’s getting quarantined anyway so I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks!! ❤️

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