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title: "Please help! 🚨 Does anyone recognise what this is and how to treat…"
description: "Please help! 🚨 Does anyone recognise what this is and how to treat it? It has quite a fluffy texture and has started appearing on the stem and random spots on…"
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# Please help! 🚨 Does anyone recognise what this is and how to treat…

_Pubblicato da Laura il 2024-07-16_

Please help! 🚨

Does anyone recognise what this is and how to treat it? It has quite a fluffy texture and has started appearing on the stem and random spots on the leaves!

The plant itself is happy and thriving, and has only ever been bottom watered so unsure on how there could be mould?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance 🙏🏻

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## 8 commenti

### Alyssa ha commentato il 2024-07-16

Looks like mealy bugs, get some rubbing alcohol and wipe those suckers off

#### Laura ha risposto il 2024-07-16

Eeeek I’ve just looked closer and you’re right! 🤢 would I be best to completely repot the plant once wiped down since there’s so much fluff on the soil?

#### Adrian ha risposto il 2024-07-16

Definitely not a bad idea. Better to be safe than sorry. Don’t reuse any of the previous soil and soak the roots in a mix of water and peroxide for about 30 minutes if you see bugs in the deeper layers of the soil and closer to the roots.

#### Alyssa ha risposto il 2024-07-16

Same thoughts exactly^

### Laura ha commentato il 2024-07-16

Thank you both so much! This is the first time I’ve come across this so apologies for all the questions, what product would you recommend as the peroxide?

#### Alyssa ha risposto il 2024-07-17

Of course, oh no you’re fine, I’d use hydrogen peroxide and water to soak your plants roots in

### BigGrac ha commentato il 2024-07-16

Side note: I love the little mushroom decorations:)

#### Laura ha risposto il 2024-07-16

Aw thank you so much! My partner got me them as a birthday gift, I believe they’re from Waterstones 🍄

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