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title: "NEW PLANT PARENT QUERY: Anyone know what this white stuff is? I…"
description: "NEW PLANT PARENT QUERY: Anyone know what this white stuff is? I repotted this plant about two weeks ago and I’ve uploaded it to the Planta app to find out what…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Clover 🍀 Buddha"
published: "2025-09-03T00:47:44.926607Z"
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# NEW PLANT PARENT QUERY: Anyone know what this white stuff is? I…

_Publié par Clover 🍀 Buddha le 2025-09-03_

NEW PLANT PARENT QUERY:

Anyone know what this white stuff is?  
I repotted this plant about two weeks ago and I’ve uploaded it to the Planta app to find out what this white sticky stuff I found into parts of my prayer plant. I don’t think the app could see the white stuff and just told me I had overwatered it.

Within the last week, I have moved it downstairs into our basement which is around 21° under a Sol tech Aspect lamp (and sharing the set up which I’m ever so happy with) and I started noticing this white stuff about five days ago. It’s not reduced.

I hope to be able to help my plant because I love it so much… It’s one of my favourite prayer plants and don’t want to get rid of it. And I don’t want to affect the other plants either!

Any help will be greatly received. 🍀

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hxLjkRM2zRQYtT93K1U-uhy5l5C2uV_TmqTMP7bUJo0/gyQPOKm6TWmSvX48tV3VuQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hxLjkRM2zRQYtT93K1U-uhy5l5C2uV_TmqTMP7bUJo0/6YfImGFdSe-1gtvgAdgRew.webp?size=large)

## 6 commentaires

### LeafyGreenhouse a commenté le 2025-09-03

Looks like mealybugs

#### Clover 🍀 Buddha ha respondido el 2025-09-03

Oh thanks !

### Katie a commenté le 2025-09-03

pro tip- the app sucks at pest ID but if you rate the diagnosis with a thumbs down it can send it to a real person who will respond within a day or two! this community is great too, but i appreciated that feature for sure

#### Clover 🍀 Buddha ha respondido el 2025-09-03

Top tip! Thanks 🤩 I’ll do just that.

### Nan a commenté le 2025-09-04

Yikes, I just battled it as well on my praying plant. I used rubbing alcohol on the ones I could and treated it with an anti pesticide.

### Membre Planta a commenté le 2025-09-04

If you can, get the Bonide systemic granules and use as directed on the label. Only thing that got rid of my mealy bug infestation and wiped them out in one treatment. I’d also get a qtip and either rubbing alcohol or neem oil and physically remove what you can see.

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