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title: "just bought this Monstera Albo and it has these white dots in the…"
description: "just bought this Monstera Albo and it has these white dots in the soil. Are they bug/pest eggs?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "boomexa"
published: "2024-11-11T21:14:00.147103Z"
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# just bought this Monstera Albo and it has these white dots in the…

_boomexa님이 2024-11-11에 게시함_

just bought this Monstera Albo and it has these white dots in the soil. Are they bug/pest eggs?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/gstPL0yETiSQFMaMpV9gmg.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Cherrybergher님이 2024-11-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What happens when you squish one? Does it bounce back or is it gooey inside them. If it bounces back it could be styrofoam. Gooey means likely eggs. If it’s powdery could be slow release fertilizer.

#### boomexa님이 2024-11-12에 답변했습니다.

they’re suuuper small (this is 3 of the white balls next to a US quarter). When I squished it it didn’t seem to be gooey but also they were so small I couldn’t tell properly

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/J7c5CzoEQxSN5gjJZUt0HQ.webp?size=large)

### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-11-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Is it perlite?

#### boomexa님이 2024-11-12에 답변했습니다.

The big chunks are perlite but I’m not sure what these little white balls are -

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/t4jb0RhURpGfza5vMRFN_g.webp?size=large)

#### boomexa님이 2024-11-12에 답변했습니다.

someone on Reddit had an issue that looked similar to mine (I attached an image of THEIR post… ) and people said it was fungi (leucocoprinus birnbaumii sclerotia) that shouldn’t harm the plant!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/X5nV-wC27SimGnFtPE0TWJeCQBacRzZZioKN3e6njtg/cxCCojjEQTKc8PjlwzuUDA.webp?size=large)

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-11-12에 답변했습니다.

That picture is a fungus. It's not harmful. But I'd scrape it off, just so your plant isn't in competition

#### boomexa님이 2024-11-12에 답변했습니다.

oo okay will do! thank you 😄

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