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title: "I noticed this white hairy mold growing on the tip of a new leaf…"
description: "I noticed this white hairy mold growing on the tip of a new leaf coming in on my Golden pothos. I’ve busing this fungicide. Spraying the whole plant down once…"
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community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "TeddysPlantHaven"
published: "2025-03-13T13:30:07.007183Z"
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# I noticed this white hairy mold growing on the tip of a new leaf…

_Posted by TeddysPlantHaven on 2025-03-13_

I noticed this white hairy mold growing on the tip of a new leaf coming in on my Golden pothos. I’ve busing this fungicide. Spraying the whole plant down once a day. HELP! What else can I do? I’ve isolated the plant from my other plants.

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## 13 comments

### Might be sentient commented on 2025-03-13

Might not be mold. It’s on new growth so I’m suspecting mealy bugs instead. Can you get a closer picture?

#### TeddysPlantHaven replied on 2025-03-13

I can try but it’s in a really tough spot. All I have is my phone to get the picture

### Might be sentient commented on 2025-03-13

That’s fine. If you look closely, try to see if it has legs or any kind of buggy features. Mealy bugs create white fluff that looks pretty similar to what I see and also tend to target new growth.

#### TeddysPlantHaven replied on 2025-03-13

What do you think of the spray?

#### Might be sentient replied on 2025-03-13

Don’t use fungicide. Switch to a pest control like neem oil or anything insect pest specific.

### Tracy commented on 2025-03-13

Looks like mealy bugs to me too. I had them on my golden pothos a couple years ago and I ended up tossing the plant.

### JenThon🪴🪷 commented on 2025-03-13

Dip a q tip in Alcohol and dab it. If it’s a Mealy it will come off and turn brown.

#### TeddysPlantHaven replied on 2025-03-14

Did this and the little bugger did exactly that

### Sunny commented on 2025-03-13

I would use alcohol on a wipe and remove it. It could be many things mentioned above. Could be salt crystals leaching. I would not start using a fungicide for one small white bit until I can confirm by seeing it spread.

### TeddysPlantHaven commented on 2025-03-14

It’s mealy bugs

### LadyTenorJD commented on 2025-03-24

I have an infestation on a diffenbachia plant...I am trying neem oil. She is currently in the plant hospital away from my other plants.

#### TeddysPlantHaven replied on 2025-03-24

I just hit every one I could find with alcohol and cut off at the bottom of the stem each leaf they were munching on and that seemed to work for me

### LadyTenorJD commented on 2025-03-26

I'm going to try that. I tried another pesticide and will check today. If not successful, I will do what you did. I also need to give mine a bath, so I guess I will do all of that this evening.

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