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title: "I just noticed weird fuzzy clumps on my fern today and some of the…"
description: "I just noticed weird fuzzy clumps on my fern today and some of the leaves have brown tips, holes, brown up the stalk … I don’t see anything that looks like a…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Milks"
published: "2024-03-20T23:42:02.605215Z"
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# I just noticed weird fuzzy clumps on my fern today and some of the…

_Posted by Milks on 2024-03-20_

I just noticed weird fuzzy clumps on my fern today and some of the leaves have brown tips, holes, brown up the stalk … I don’t see anything that looks like a bug. Any idea what this is? :(

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## 3 comments

### cherrbear🐻 commented on 2024-03-21

my name is cheryl too! 😂  
are the clumps you’re talking about on that little frond in the center of the first pic? is it mealy bugs?? 😰 mealies look like fuzzy white specs of mold.  
if not, the brown holes/tips might be sunburn 🥵

#### cherrbear🐻 replied on 2024-03-21

it looks like you have planta premium. have you tried dr. planta?

#### Milks replied on 2024-03-21

Love that haha! That and the little brown clumps at the end of the leaves in the last pic. I almost wonder if its a fungus or mold? I don’t think its mealy bugs because they’re not white and i recently dealt with those on another plant. It’s pretty warm near the window. Yeah the holes might be because of the sun too.

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