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title: "I just got this monstera esqueleto. What are these?? They’re hard…"
description: "I just got this monstera esqueleto. What are these?? They’re hard don’t move… eggs of some sort?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/u4HNEmWcxSaE4M37AQ1zdI"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Fernadette"
published: "2025-07-20T17:45:40.170655Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_Fks3Gj7cKAnGxpnGzWT0aEGa6lM5Us_UtEUMddFSbc/4N4G21wWTliKowr0XHF4IQ.webp?size=large"
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# I just got this monstera esqueleto. What are these?? They’re hard…

_Posted by Fernadette on 2025-07-20_

I just got this monstera esqueleto. What are these?? They’re hard don’t move… eggs of some sort?

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_Fks3Gj7cKAnGxpnGzWT0aEGa6lM5Us_UtEUMddFSbc/4N4G21wWTliKowr0XHF4IQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_Fks3Gj7cKAnGxpnGzWT0aEGa6lM5Us_UtEUMddFSbc/9YlxsQGsQw2tQlwHj-sGpg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_Fks3Gj7cKAnGxpnGzWT0aEGa6lM5Us_UtEUMddFSbc/AcXJ_dLpRWi_1-e52yJo8w.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Lost Hyperion 🪴 commented on 2025-07-21

Looks like some sort of scale bug, time for a good blast of water to remove them and a good soaking in some neem/plant soap 🧼

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-07-21

Could be scale or also a fungus. I'd pick them off and treat with a 1:3 peroxide dilution, every 3 days for 3x

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