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title: "Was doing my weekly check and saw that my cacti is now looking like…"
description: "Was doing my weekly check and saw that my cacti is now looking like this? What’s going on and what should I do?!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/s0hUDP4OmMfgnG8x6wNRjO"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Birb"
published: "2026-02-03T22:43:02.764655Z"
language: "en"
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# Was doing my weekly check and saw that my cacti is now looking like…

_Posted by Birb on 2026-02-03_

Was doing my weekly check and saw that my cacti is now looking like this? What’s going on and what should I do?!

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HA4T0bQ6FRq66CzRlOqkyX_vThmcn9IkXG-dkQj49xY/3TnV8TgzRymMG1K8_5TRTw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HA4T0bQ6FRq66CzRlOqkyX_vThmcn9IkXG-dkQj49xY/tpZXKt3xTzSogwhvz_-Tng.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HA4T0bQ6FRq66CzRlOqkyX_vThmcn9IkXG-dkQj49xY/3TIpPBfnQKyrsPNtL9Ge0w.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Plant nana commented on 2026-02-04

Ahhhhhh!

#### Birb replied on 2026-02-05

I know😭 I don’t know what happened

### Belle commented on 2026-02-14

Look up mealy bugs!!

### Belle commented on 2026-02-14

Do they have like a black soot on them anywhere?

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