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title: "So my umbrella plant looks sick. Don’t know what’s ailing it. Not…"
description: "So my umbrella plant looks sick. Don’t know what’s ailing it. Not sure how to treat it. Was thinking of taking alcohol and a q-tip and rubbing the “lesions” to…"
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author: "Josefmo"
published: "2025-05-16T14:35:05.940223Z"
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# So my umbrella plant looks sick. Don’t know what’s ailing it. Not…

_Lagt ut av Josefmo den 2025-05-16_

So my umbrella plant looks sick. Don’t know what’s ailing it. Not sure how to treat it. Was thinking of taking alcohol and a q-tip and rubbing the “lesions” to see if I could get rid of them. Any advise?

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![Vedlegg 2 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cmeOXkM8e5AfyU591-OeZA138AIZdfqDSI7AFGaDbcU/aFNnyIjUQde769rfvZEZ_Q.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 3 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cmeOXkM8e5AfyU591-OeZA138AIZdfqDSI7AFGaDbcU/nqqiuErFRDawxPPVjwiXbw.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 4 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cmeOXkM8e5AfyU591-OeZA138AIZdfqDSI7AFGaDbcU/d9xjwRpRQgOE7DBT2pI47g.webp?size=large)

## 3 kommentarer

### BigGrac kommenterte den 2025-05-16

I definitely see scale but maybe something else too? My umbrella plant recently had scale as well. I did what you suggested and used alcohol to rub off every one that I saw, sometimes using my nails to scrape them off. I also sprayed afterwards with a pesticide - you can either make your own with insecticidal soap and diluted alcohol or buy one that says “scale” on the list of things it kills. After that I sprayed every time I watered and removed any scale I saw but it went away pretty quickly and he’s fully recovered now!

### Sunny kommenterte den 2025-05-16

Scale, especially on the backs of the leaves. That’s a lot. Isolate the plant.

Check all the plants for scale. Wear disposable gloves and wipe them off with isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth. Remove all of them. Treat with neem oil, insecticidal soap

### Josefmo kommenterte den 2025-05-16

Thanks ya’ll!

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