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title: "Help! I don’t know what this white scaly stuff is on my plant…"
description: "Help! I don’t know what this white scaly stuff is on my plant (Opuntia Snow- Ursine). It was just at the bottom, now it’s on the whole plant. I know, I…"
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author: "Mai"
published: "2025-03-08T14:33:45.119311Z"
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# Help! I don’t know what this white scaly stuff is on my plant…

_Mai님이 2025-03-08에 게시함_

Help! I don’t know what this white scaly stuff is on my plant (Opuntia Snow- Ursine). It was just at the bottom, now it’s on the whole plant. I know, I should’ve done something sooner.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hykANLINJ2SSZPzKnpZ9O7JuXjIrRj61zjuep5gdSas/cTBlHLzvRH6hzpTbZAYabQ.webp?size=large)

## 3개의 댓글

### PorkkChopp님이 2025-03-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like cochineal scale, which is a type of insect. It makes a white casing on its body to protect itself and LOVES prickly pear cactuses like opuntia snow, tho I've only ever seen it on beaver tail but I guess it doesn't discriminate. Try heavily spraying the infested parts with some soapy water. Specialized insecticidal soap is recommended, but dawn has worked for me in the past!  
Please take some time do your own research on cochineal scale though and look at some other methods! I'm just a stranger on the internet.

#### Mai님이 2025-03-08에 답변했습니다.

Thank you for the info, I’ll look into it!

### KJM님이 2025-03-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Cochineal scale looks like a relative of mealy bug!

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