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title: "My marble pothos has little white things on the leaves, soil, stems….…"
description: "My marble pothos has little white things on the leaves, soil, stems…. And the leaves are turning more yellow. I’m not sure what to do. This has never happened…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Brit"
published: "2023-08-19T22:25:27.415Z"
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# My marble pothos has little white things on the leaves, soil, stems….…

_Posted by Brit on 2023-08-19_

My marble pothos has little white things on the leaves, soil, stems…. And the leaves are turning more yellow. I’m not sure what to do. This has never happened to my other plants. What do I do?? Do I repot? I truly have no idea what to do with this poor plant and would love help

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## 7 comments

### whelf commented on 2023-08-19

Isolate it from your other plants! And wipe off the pests with dish soap or Castile if you have it. Repotting/soil exchange might be helpful but I would buy some neem oil and/or systemic granules to keep them away. Also remove any damaged leaves and yellowing leaves tend to attract bugs. But It’s ok! Pests happen.

### FriendofVeg commented on 2023-08-19

Mealybugs

### Sunny commented on 2023-08-19

Are you sure it’s not mealy bugs? Treatment is different for bugs versus mold/fungus/mildew. Dab one with rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab. It will drop off if it’s a mealy bug. Isolation applies in either case.

### Tiffany commented on 2023-08-20

I am fairly certain it’s mealy bugs… I treated an outbreak recently in a black Alocasia with neem oil all over the plant and soil, I am finally out of the woods! They love to hide in the crevices of where the stems meet the vine, and in brand new (still curled) leaves 😤 Good luck!

### MamaJuju commented on 2023-08-20

1000% mealy bugs … just lost so many plants from buying an infected string of hearts online and it spread to others. They suck the sap from your plants until they die.

#### Brit replied on 2023-08-20

Omg how do I get rid of them??!!!!! The other plants are like 6 inches away from that one

#### MamaJuju replied on 2023-08-20

I had to reply with a picture of my comment because they keep blocking my comment because of bad language and internet links???

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