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title: "What in the world are these scales on my Ginseng Ficus? They don’t…"
description: "What in the world are these scales on my Ginseng Ficus? They don’t look like any type of scale I’ve ever seen!! I had to use a knife to scrape them off."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/s2FaaCJ6W18ZxXMQ7uR12c"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Erika"
published: "2025-01-04T18:10:19.037167Z"
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# What in the world are these scales on my Ginseng Ficus? They don’t…

_Posted by Erika on 2025-01-04_

What in the world are these scales on my Ginseng Ficus? They don’t look like any type of scale I’ve ever seen!! I had to use a knife to scrape them off.

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## 4 comments

### PhiloFox commented on 2025-01-04

scale bug?

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-04

It's not scale. It's katydid eggs

#### PhiloFox replied on 2025-01-04

oh that's kinda neat!

#### Erika replied on 2025-01-04

Thank you!!!

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