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title: "Scale or scar? Is this some kind of scale/pest or just a scar on the…"
description: "Scale or scar? Is this some kind of scale/pest or just a scar on the underside of my diffenbachia plant. Pictures are top and backside of the same leaf"
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# Scale or scar? Is this some kind of scale/pest or just a scar on the…

_Helena님이 2024-08-29에 게시함_

Scale or scar?  
Is this some kind of scale/pest or just a scar on the underside of my diffenbachia plant. Pictures are top and backside of the same leaf

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zrViXAllR-XTlAwToxg3AFadVtWy9P7jiv5rP18dqdM/CgeshFLQQmSwtaLFvCKDWQ.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zrViXAllR-XTlAwToxg3AFadVtWy9P7jiv5rP18dqdM/MAuX-MT7QZqgy3uh1GuETA.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Tarrier님이 2024-08-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They could be mealybugs. Are there a white discharges on the branches? Easily removed with cotton buds soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you check under all the leaves as well as the tops, stems and inside newly growing leaves.

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-08-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

this looks like a scar to me. scale will scrape off and kind of like…crunch if you smush 🥴

### Sunny님이 2024-08-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like it got bent or scratched and the plant healed itself. It doesn’t look like pests.

### Helena님이 2024-08-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thank you all! I’ve seen mealy bugs before on other plants, but did not find any on this plant. Thanks again!

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