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title: "Anybody know what these spots are on my spider plant??"
description: "Anybody know what these spots are on my spider plant??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/645565e1be379e65188ec5c6"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Monstera_Man"
published: "2023-05-05T20:24:01.352Z"
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# Anybody know what these spots are on my spider plant??

_Posted by Monstera\_Man on 2023-05-05_

Anybody know what these spots are on my spider plant??

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## 8 comments

### rachel myrtle commented on 2023-05-05

are they discoloration or are they bugs?

### isaiah commented on 2023-05-06

Looks like it could be scale? 😰 No experience with these guys but if that’s what it is, scrub down each leaf with a soapy water solution trying to remove each spot, then spray the whole plant with a pesticide. I would repeat this weekly. Also look into using systemic granules.

#### Monstera\_Man replied on 2023-05-06

They don’t move and I can easily scrap them off. They don’t seem to be harming the plant…one is even flowering! 🤷

#### isaiah replied on 2023-05-06

Ah! Well hopefully your guys are okay in the long run, sometimes it takes a bit for symptoms to show up. Scale pests don’t move, but hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in and confirm whether or not that’s the issue.

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-05-07

Looks like my nemesis, scale. I mechanically remove as many as possible with a cotton swab soaked with alcohol. Then I treat the entire plant with horticultural oil. Repeat weekly until they are gone.

#### Monstera\_Man replied on 2023-05-08

Whoa I looked under a magnifying glass and it’s totally scale! I feel like a terrible plant dad since these two propagated spider plants have had it since last summer and I’m first bothering to wage war now. Interesting never speed to any of the other plants touching them…

#### kateui replied on 2023-05-10

i bought a magnifying glass for my plants recently and felt like my dad loool 💙

### 803plantguy commented on 2023-05-27

Yeah sorry but I think it's scale🤦🏽‍♂️

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