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title: "Hi everyone! My mom bought a rubber tree that had been bitten by a…"
description: "Hi everyone! My mom bought a rubber tree that had been bitten by a few pests previously. We noticed these weird white dots/spots on the leaves where they’d…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Zoe"
published: "2024-05-16T17:26:49.484399Z"
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# Hi everyone! My mom bought a rubber tree that had been bitten by a…

_Posted by Zoe on 2024-05-16_

Hi everyone! My mom bought a rubber tree that had been bitten by a few pests previously. We noticed these weird white dots/spots on the leaves where they’d been munched on. does anyone know what that is?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WDXiCOmFd6Hdldw78OsfSfjQ7fMpbSz6eu4elO1K8bo/AvqZQNKVS4-Svur5OKXmqA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WDXiCOmFd6Hdldw78OsfSfjQ7fMpbSz6eu4elO1K8bo/jkMCsTUTSzqgVPe7FlcfBQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Sydnei commented on 2024-05-17

rubber plants release this latex when it’s injured or cut. it should be fine

#### Zoe replied on 2024-05-17

thank you!!

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