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title: "does anyone know what these are? idk if they are insect eggs or some…"
description: "does anyone know what these are? idk if they are insect eggs or some sort of fungi, but i haven't noticed any bugs around my plant. they're covering my plant's…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "harper"
published: "2025-06-18T01:06:40.448719Z"
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# does anyone know what these are? idk if they are insect eggs or some…

_Posted by harper on 2025-06-18_

does anyone know what these are? idk if they are insect eggs or some sort of fungi, but i haven't noticed any bugs around my plant. they're covering my plant's dead stems, cream-yellowish in color, and are teeny tiny. if anyone can identify what it is, any help on treating the problem is greatly appreciated! thank you in advance!

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## 5 comments

### harper commented on 2025-06-18

more info- it's a peperomia rotundifolia, or "trailing jade". i keep it indoors and have had it forever, and it is quite resilient- it dies if i'm away but pops right back up with some love, hence the dead foliage and stems underneath the healthy leaves.

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-06-18

Probably some type of fungus if I had to guess

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-06-18

Hmm... i have never seen that. Sorry i can't help you but i would hurry and take that plant outside incase it is eggs of some pest. Let nature take care of it or change the soil, wash the plant with neem oil or buy some insecticide srray

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-18

That's either a slime mold or flowerpot parasol. If it stays tiny and white, it's probably the mold. If it gets bigger, turns more yellow, gets sort of a fluffy look between the dots, and eventually sprouts a yellow mushroom, it's the parasol. Flowerpot parasol is totally harmless to the plant, but can indicate overwatering if you see the mushrooms often. I have no idea if slime molds are bad for plants or not

### harper commented on 2025-06-18

thank you everyone!!

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