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title: "HELP! 🆘 my joeppi has some sticky sap on the leaves and stems (they…"
description: "HELP! 🆘 my joeppi has some sticky sap on the leaves and stems (they look like droplets). And it transferred over to my Florida Green & Paraiso Verde. I just…"
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author: "Victoria’s Plants"
published: "2024-04-07T15:31:33.165695Z"
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# HELP! 🆘 my joeppi has some sticky sap on the leaves and stems (they…

_Posted by Victoria’s Plants on 2024-04-07_

HELP! 🆘 my joeppi has some sticky sap on the leaves and stems (they look like droplets). And it transferred over to my Florida Green \& Paraiso Verde. I just treated all the plants shown there with a warm peppermint Castile soap bath, insect spray and fungal spray. Is it scales??? I see mix reviews on this issue online. Please help meeee!!! Thank you!

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## 6 comments

### ItchyTasty06 commented on 2024-04-07

Following. EFNs maybe?

#### Victoria’s Plants replied on 2024-04-07

I thought it was that as well. It was on the leaves and the stems. And on the stems there’s red dots also

#### Mullein replied on 2024-04-07

Red dots… 🤔 Spider mites? Was there anything that looked like webbing before you did the big clean?

#### Victoria’s Plants replied on 2024-04-07

No webbing. Just red dots on the stems and these sticky water looking droplets on the leaves \& stems ..

### s. commented on 2024-04-07

The droplets of sticky sap is natural :) its a defense mechanism, but it also shows the plant is happy \& healthy enough to have a defense mechanism. No need to worry, they are perfectly fine. Mine does this as well

#### Victoria’s Plants replied on 2024-04-07

Oh! Thank you for that! 😅

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