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title: "what is this on my alocasia??"
description: "what is this on my alocasia??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6499b968eafb2ad6db9bd81a"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "steph"
published: "2023-06-26T16:14:32.624Z"
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# what is this on my alocasia??

_Posted by steph on 2023-06-26_

what is this on my alocasia??

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## 7 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-26

Neem oil is somewhat great but also can be harmful to some plants. The screen grab above shows a similar but different mix that is not harmful at all to any plants and actually works.  
It may have been too late by the time you found it.

#### steph replied on 2023-06-26

Thanks for the mixture! I did want to go the natural route. And i hope not, because i don’t wanna have to be that girl and ask if they’ll be nice enough for a replacement 😭

#### Kristin replied on 2023-06-26

If you have any dogs, make sure wherever you spray tea tree oil isn’t around them. Tea tree oil is extremely toxic to dogs, even just being able to smell it.

### Mon commented on 2023-06-26

It doesn’t look like mealy bugs to me. It looks like mineral stains 🤷🏻‍♀️ if it’s mealy bugs, you should be able to grab and squish them.  
I use 70% alcohol to treat mealy bugs. I wipe the plant with it, removing all of the mealy bugs. Isolate in case you missed anything and treat again in 1 week.

### Leafmealone commented on 2023-06-26

Anytime I’ve had mealys they’ve been fuzzy little guys that are visible. That might be something else.

### Nina commented on 2023-06-27

This is not mealy bugs. Maybe water stains from hard water? I would give it a good wipe with just water and see what happens. Is the plant healthy otherwise?

### Lisette commented on 2023-06-27

I think its hard water stains as well

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