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title: "I purchased a rubber plant and the leaves had white spots on it. I…"
description: "I purchased a rubber plant and the leaves had white spots on it. I removed some of the top soil and gave it fresh soil but what could it be?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/64f669a3c4178280b51fc370"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "jedijae"
published: "2023-09-04T23:34:59.335Z"
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# I purchased a rubber plant and the leaves had white spots on it. I…

_Posted by jedijae on 2023-09-04_

I purchased a rubber plant and the leaves had white spots on it. I removed some of the top soil and gave it fresh soil but what could it be?

## 2 comments

### Brianna commented on 2023-09-07

Do you have a picture? White spots could be mealy bugs, but sometimes that happens to my plants when I water them with regular tapwater.

#### jedijae replied on 2023-09-08

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Hgw64mhm2Opx7MmG6eDCO1vhCKYFFVY-p9l_lGs0gZw/490edace1b324a779256f5d498407a61.webp?size=large)

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