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title: "Can anyone tell me what these two white spots are on my pothos prop?…"
description: "Can anyone tell me what these two white spots are on my pothos prop? I’ve had these cutting in water for about two weeks and just noticed these white spots on…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Lindsey"
published: "2024-06-13T15:23:42.198256Z"
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# Can anyone tell me what these two white spots are on my pothos prop?…

_Posted by Lindsey on 2024-06-13_

Can anyone tell me what these two white spots are on my pothos prop?

I’ve had these cutting in water for about two weeks and just noticed these white spots on multiple of the cuttings. Is it anything I should worry about?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/F_VHI4uDBsHOf-x2gupNLiVkm09ObDZ4-Y15WALVUUE/xN42y6GfQNuhY93IBqxlvw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-13

Looks like it might be mealy bugs >.\< Isopropyl alcohol will get rid of them

#### Lindsey replied on 2024-06-13

Can they be underwater? I only took it out of the water so I can get a better pic.

#### whelf replied on 2024-06-14

Yes they can live under water ! I agree with the person above - alcohol on a qtip

### FiddlerOnTheRoof commented on 2024-06-13

I’ve been having the same problem with my propagation. I’ve been googling it for days trying to figure it out. I found out that it’s just calluses. It’s part of the natural progress of propagating plants underwater. Don’t be worried. I hope I helped!

### S.R commented on 2024-06-14

Hey these are called plant callus or sometimes referred to as proto-roots. When they occur under water it usually signals new root growth. There is a great Wikipedia article about it and a few discussions on Reddit that go into more detail.

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