---
title: "Any ideas what this stuff is? I just started noticing it & it’s only…"
description: "Any ideas what this stuff is? I just started noticing it & it’s only on the sides of these fiber pots (added to images)."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/Y4qY1OAwQe4ilGDeE1HPRv?language=es"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mehgan C."
published: "2025-07-25T14:49:40.909599Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/cFZbOK2uR5ibeKGQpABnpQ.webp?size=large"
---

[Comunidad](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=es) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=es)

# Any ideas what this stuff is? I just started noticing it \& it’s only…

_Publicado por Mehgan C. el 2025-07-25_

Any ideas what this stuff is? I just started noticing it \& it’s only on the sides of these fiber pots (added to images).

![Adjunto 1 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/cFZbOK2uR5ibeKGQpABnpQ.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 2 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/WBtWf1KnRDqEmUde5QS8YQ.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 3 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/aC7kmlTmTR-dZJ7hxPBK6w.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 4 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/Pk5N9NmgT6qORpbLXkWchA.webp?size=large)

## 5 comentarios

### Autumn comentó el 2025-07-26

Those look like insect eggs, probably fungus gnats, I would scrub down the pots that are affected and then wipe them down with diluted peroxide and definitely quarantine the plant and check surrounding pots/plants

#### Mehgan C. respondió el 2025-07-26

Could I spray my bug spray on them? I will be doing that advice today

### Autumn comentó el 2025-07-26

So typical bug spray will harm your plant but if you mix up a solution with mostly water and then put in about a half a cup of peroxide and a couple drops of tea tree oil or peppermint oil if you have any and that should work, spray every 3-5 days and make sure there’s more water than chemicals to prevent chemical burn on the leaves

#### Mehgan C. respondió el 2025-07-26

Oh no, it’s a plant bug spray! It’s organic

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/ms-fJBDlTsyjM6iE9QIP-g.webp?size=large)

### Autumn comentó el 2025-07-26

Oh, then yes! That will work perfectly, gnats hate the smell of mint

---

_La comunidad de Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lectura está abierta a todo el mundo. Para publicar, comentar y dar 'me gusta', descarga la app de Planta: https://getplanta.com/download_