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title: "Hopefully someone can help me out 😂: I’ve recently noticed white…"
description: "Hopefully someone can help me out 😂: I’ve recently noticed white spots on my pothos leaf and the stem as well. From my inexperienced eye it looks moldy. Is…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
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# Hopefully someone can help me out 😂: I’ve recently noticed white…

_Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 게시함_

Hopefully someone can help me out 😂:

I’ve recently noticed white spots on my pothos leaf and the stem as well. From my inexperienced eye it looks moldy. Is that treatable??

Thanks in advance!!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jwu4f-C3ULNX9X_R3PpDiGS7LMQOHZSNc6gvYc5uzeA/6nedlUJQTtiKisgZu9-eAg.webp?size=large)

## 23개의 댓글

### letsfindjoy님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Pics or it didn’t happen.

But really post a pic so we can help you better.

### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Edited\*

### letsfindjoy님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would just clean it off in lukewarm warm water and a soft rag and then be sure to change the water every week. Hard to see exactly but it might also have roots long enough to put it in soil if you want to.

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

I’m going to try the hydroponic route as it seems the easiest for a first time plant-rent lol. Thank you for responding!

### Bella56님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It might have scale, is that a bug?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/REaHec0TEqGlOjpE-cMRrzjjMe5jAq4cZI80tNVeqxk/SfqkPBZ8S_Su7DqSgdosMQ.webp?size=large)

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

Not sure what it is

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jwu4f-C3ULNX9X_R3PpDiGS7LMQOHZSNc6gvYc5uzeA/tIU8ZmDYSuK7f0QLlF5fiA.webp?size=large)

### Sydnei님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i’ve seen this happen to my pothos in water. looks like the plant is dry. rinse and add new water. observe it and let us know

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

Thanks! Will wiping off the suspicious stuff hurt or harm the plant ?

### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thank you all for your responses

### Sydnei님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

no not at all. do you ever add fertilizer?

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

Yes I started using Alaska fish fertilizer 2 weeks ago as that was suggested to me.

### c.cat님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

it could just me build up from the minerals in the water. are you using tap? if so, do you know if your tap is hard? i have some similar looking white stuff on some of my water props

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

It was given as to me a few weeks back but idk if it was given tap. I’ve been using distilled water

#### c.cat님이 2024-04-17에 답변했습니다.

i would go with one of the suggestions above, take a damp paper towel or cloth and try to wipe it off. if it appears again when the stems dry, it would be scale from the water, and if it stays gone, it might be a pest.  
good luck!

### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I used rubbing alcohol to clean off the build up(then rinsed). I was able to scrape some of the hard stuff off with my finger. Let’s hope this works. Thank you all !!!!

### David S님이 2024-04-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I have the exact same problems with.  
. I believe they’re spider mites. I spray them with mild soapy water, and sometimes a little bit of fine mist of olive oil. They don’t like a lot of humidity so my pothos in the bathroom where the shower is I don’t have the problem. Sometimes I just soak the leaves in mild soapy water.

#### Brotanical Bry님이 2024-04-18에 답변했습니다.

Are yours in water? Do you rinse them off after spraying?

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