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title: "Jade plant has some scale. I assume this is just from hard water in…"
description: "Jade plant has some scale. I assume this is just from hard water in the Midwest and not pests? Doesn’t move and doesn’t look organic. Even under magnification"
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published: "2025-05-15T17:35:37.703663Z"
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# Jade plant has some scale. I assume this is just from hard water in…

_MasCabeza님이 2025-05-15에 게시함_

Jade plant has some scale. I assume this is just from hard water in the Midwest and not pests? Doesn’t move and doesn’t look organic. Even under magnification

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Wm5Kg9aYX3pEz2Jt_iyS3H0alOlNxtjEJP_frcuIB94/Dlwa0UI6Tj2Vyu8XG8czvQ.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Danii님이 2025-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That’s scale not hard water. Scale pest doesn’t move, it sits on the leaf and sucks the sap out from the plant.

#### MasCabeza님이 2025-05-15에 답변했습니다.

Gotcha. Any thought on how to address it, alcohol? Neem?

#### Danii님이 2025-05-15에 답변했습니다.

Since it’s a succulent you can spray with straight isopropyl alcohol. I’ve also used a mix of 1 part alcohol/ 2 parts water and a pump of dish soap, scrape them off gently (I use a 2 inch paint brush) and don’t rinse just let the solution sit \& evaporate. Either treatment don’t do more than once a week.

#### Danii님이 2025-05-15에 답변했습니다.

If the infestation is really bad you can use a pesticide.

### Victoria Maddison님이 2025-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like pests to me :/

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