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title: "My San Pedro cactus has these cream colored spots on it that are…"
description: "My San Pedro cactus has these cream colored spots on it that are getting worse. Can anyone help me determine if this is scale or a fungal infection? Thank you!!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VF8wMM-MTEqFDD5Ld7ZKvg"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Hope"
published: "2024-05-19T17:06:16.135119Z"
language: "en"
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# My San Pedro cactus has these cream colored spots on it that are…

_Posted by Hope on 2024-05-19_

My San Pedro cactus has these cream colored spots on it that are getting worse. Can anyone help me determine if this is scale or a fungal infection? Thank you!!

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## 2 comments

### Yanko commented on 2026-08-19

Mine has this too now. Did you ever find out an answer?

#### Hope replied on 2026-08-19

I never did, unfortunately! I ended up chopping it but it came back on the new growth too. Happened to another San Pedro I bought as well. So please let me know if you find out!

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