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title: "somebody please sos, idk what’s wrong with my alocasia black velvet.…"
description: "somebody please sos, idk what’s wrong with my alocasia black velvet. i know it’s not overwatered but today i came home and the leaf stem is translucent and has…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/peRCztAz97A2PpgtXy7MA0"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "kayy"
published: "2025-01-09T17:30:53.853071Z"
language: "en"
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# somebody please sos, idk what’s wrong with my alocasia black velvet.…

_Posted by kayy on 2025-01-09_

somebody please sos, idk what’s wrong with my alocasia black velvet. i know it’s not overwatered but today i came home and the leaf stem is translucent and has tan bumps what’s wrong with it and how do i fix it?

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## 4 comments

### Mads commented on 2025-01-09

Alocasia drop leaves if they’re not getting enough light. If the days are now shorter where you are and it’s not getting supplementary grow light, it’ll continue to lose leaves/may go into dormancy.

#### kayy replied on 2025-01-09

i have it under a grow light from 7am-7pm daily, but i’m more concerned about the weird bumps on the leaf stem

### Abbi commented on 2025-01-10

Do they come off? Could be some kind of pest.

### Michelle commented on 2025-01-14

From the pucture it looks lije mealybugs, but since you said tan, I would venture Scale insect. Peel them off with rubbing alcohol and cotton buds

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