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title: "!!!HELP!!! Update: have learned this is “coccidae” (soft scale) This…"
description: "!!!HELP!!! Update: have learned this is “coccidae” (soft scale) This is my ming aralia, my baby for better words lol i was admiring it this morning when i…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Dakota the plant guy"
published: "2024-05-19T12:24:45.275663Z"
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# !!!HELP!!! Update: have learned this is “coccidae” (soft scale) This…

_Dakota the plant guy님이 2024-05-19에 게시함_

!!!HELP!!!  
Update: have learned this is “coccidae” (soft scale)

This is my ming aralia, my baby for better words lol i was admiring it this morning when i noticed the pot was kinda sticky.. i thought weird so I started looking through the leaves and branches and found what look like SLUGS?!? The plant is still THRIVING, like lots of new growth, are the slugs (if thats what they are) harmful ?  
P.S. - the soil has a smidge of whiteish mold looking stuff on the top?

![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T9YNjNGHOtX-_GqZtQbRGUIBCDxeJTxkR4btKRkO7fU/RkbbzlUfRvGAF6XJXFq7EA.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T9YNjNGHOtX-_GqZtQbRGUIBCDxeJTxkR4btKRkO7fU/VSBpaM4vSJC0Xev2zq6S5A.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T9YNjNGHOtX-_GqZtQbRGUIBCDxeJTxkR4btKRkO7fU/XKdprr6WSvW_SoNmXGdW0A.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T9YNjNGHOtX-_GqZtQbRGUIBCDxeJTxkR4btKRkO7fU/pHrZOK0bR-OMRaabcEX1Dg.webp?size=large)

## 2개의 댓글

### Soup님이 2024-05-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Those look like a species of scale, which is a type of pest, I’m not sure on how to treat them exactly so it’s best to look it up

#### Dakota the plant guy님이 2024-05-19에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! I shall start searching lol

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