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title: "Hi everyone! I was going to water my Chinese money plant when I…"
description: "Hi everyone! I was going to water my Chinese money plant when I noticed these in the back of 2 leaves. They’re not bugs but seem like crusting embedded in the…"
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# Hi everyone! I was going to water my Chinese money plant when I…

_iamsarasofia님이 2024-04-10에 게시함_

Hi everyone! I was going to water my Chinese money plant when I noticed these in the back of 2 leaves. They’re not bugs but seem like crusting embedded in the bottom side of the leaf. Do anyone know what this is or the cause of it? Thank you!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2AOCTWY_L_qf4ZS0HwJE3Z-aoIEIJfXKXcaS85JV0fI/RwLPPjxoTRSpflQwuxeoJQ.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### S.R님이 2024-04-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They look pest like to me … thrips maybe? Or the beginnings of mealy bugs? Not sure let’s see what others think. There have been quite a few posts the the last couple of days with this kind of white buildup on the back of leaves (seems to all be same kinds of plants) and the consensus seems to be that it’s normal and has to do with salt/mineral in the water you use. But those pictures compared to this one look different to me … those were more round and uniform where as yours is not of uniform size or shape.

#### iamsarasofia님이 2024-04-10에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!! I assumed bugs as well but upon closer inspection it looks like crusting just in an unusual shape and I could not scratch it off. Sadly this is the best photo quality could get.

### Sydnei님이 2024-04-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

may be mineral build up exuding. do you use tap water?

### Sunny님이 2024-04-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Could be minerals and salts were pushed out leaving scar tissue. Could be excess water pushed out. No harm to the leaves.

### Lindsey님이 2024-04-11에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Mine got a lot of these awhile back, but all of its more recent leaves look much better. I do think i started being even more careful about water type (filtered/distilled), and let it dry out a little more between watering. Now it’s flowering!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/M8-KNZUl6sORS7QRjRAUh4Qlx3qxOBPAVcVq-j4ESqw/5xmH4MPDQh2yz07hP14h4w.webp?size=large)

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