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title: "I got this Thanksgiving Cactus a couple months ago, and it’s just…"
description: "I got this Thanksgiving Cactus a couple months ago, and it’s just started blooming. But I just noticed these little “pimples” on the leaves. Any ideas what…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "NewerHorizons777"
published: "2023-12-22T18:17:31.384Z"
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# I got this Thanksgiving Cactus a couple months ago, and it’s just…

_Publicado por NewerHorizons777 el 2023-12-22_

I got this Thanksgiving Cactus a couple months ago, and it’s just started blooming. But I just noticed these little “pimples” on the leaves. Any ideas what they are and how to get rid of them?

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogXy0HeiQB0dEpv4RXfkwQKnJwZioiy8XUys_nCqAp8/2bf11dc7b6f946cf8d04a69c533cb06f.webp?size=large)

## 5 comentarios

### NewerHorizons777 comentó el 2023-12-22

No, they seem to be bored into the leaves.

### Lisa comentó el 2023-12-23

They are definitely scale. Here’s a pic of one up close that I found recently on my curly orchid cactus. 😔

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/2c5264910ce146e0a53c49e9f9e9c40c.webp?size=large)

### Lisa comentó el 2023-12-23

And an immature one. Eww.

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/38279bc9d6fa4cc39ba6eae449d78107.webp?size=large)

### Lisa comentó el 2023-12-23

I scraped off each scale carefully with a pair of tweezers and then rubbed that area with rubbing alcohol applied to a cotton swab. Next, I sprayed down the whole plant with neem oil. I will treat my plant again a few more times to make sure that I got everything including the larvae. Scale infestations are manageable, in my opinion. Good luck!! 😊

### Leafmealone comentó el 2023-12-28

Looks like it could be edema

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