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title: "Mold? I just got this plant not too long ago, have done nothing with…"
description: "Mold? I just got this plant not too long ago, have done nothing with it. It sits in a sunny window, not too direct Update: Yupp mealy bugs.. and spread to…"
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# Mold? I just got this plant not too long ago, have done nothing with…

_Posted by Bodhi\_PlantMama on 2024-03-01_

Mold? I just got this plant not too long ago, have done nothing with it. It sits in a sunny window, not too direct

Update: Yupp mealy bugs.. and spread to multiple plants from a different place 😅

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## 7 comments

### El \<3 commented on 2024-03-01

It’s hard to tell but it could be mould. Probably not the best practice but I would just see if it can be wiped off with a soft damp cloth 😅

### Edward commented on 2024-03-01

I’d just wipe it off. Might check in the crevices for mealy bugs too.

#### Bodhi\_PlantMama replied on 2024-03-01

It went from nothing there to that and then the separate plant. Is that was mealy bugs do?!? 😭

#### Edward replied on 2024-03-01

They could if they’re in the same pot. My experience was what I thought looked like mold. Couldn’t see any bugs. But one morning I decided to be more thorough and around the stem bases and creases in the woody parts and around leaf buds. There were mealy bugs. I tried treating with neem oil but didn’t have alot of luck. People say it works. Maybe I wasn’t spraying enough. I just decided to toss any plant that I saw them on, which was two. I don’t have the chutzpah to deal with that.

I used the flashlight on my phone and checked every bit of the plant. They group together and drink the plants milk so if you have them I think that’s what you’d see.

#### Bodhi\_PlantMama replied on 2024-03-01

We’ll update: 100% mealy bugs and it spread to multiple plants that came from a different place and weren’t even that close 😅

### kattia commented on 2024-03-01

I read once somewhere that layering rocks over the soil rarely provides any benefits and actually can stunt the oxygen access for the roots but it does look very aesthetically pleasing

#### Bodhi\_PlantMama replied on 2024-03-01

I thought the same! I got this from a shop and asked about drainage. No drainage either 🤷‍♀️

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