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title: "Is this a pest? The heat wave came and the larger pads laid down so I…"
description: "Is this a pest? The heat wave came and the larger pads laid down so I gave them support and placed them in a shadier spot. So I’m not sure if this is a sap or…"
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# Is this a pest? The heat wave came and the larger pads laid down so I…

_Pubblicato da Amy il 2025-06-28_

Is this a pest?

The heat wave came and the larger pads laid down so I gave them support and placed them in a shadier spot. So I’m not sure if this is a sap or eggs possibly?

I’ve never seen them before. Not sure if the gouge is from something eating it or a stress response from laying down due to heat.

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## 4 commenti

### Mayme ha commentato il 2025-06-28

Looks to be like a mix of both.

I bought a dragon fruit cactus from my local UofA and it developed the white furry looking spots they are 100% mealy bugs

#### Mayme ha risposto il 2025-06-28

But yours looks more like sap 😭  
So I’m really not sure

#### Amy ha risposto il 2025-06-28

Thank you for feeling my pain 🥲😅

### Amy ha commentato il 2025-06-28

Well ChatGPT was very helpful at problem solving. Time to get the alcohol swabs out

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