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title: "What are these dots on my kale and bok choy? I thought they were leaf…"
description: "What are these dots on my kale and bok choy? I thought they were leaf miners but they aren't the same tubular shape. They're whitish still but with a bit more…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Don Cheeto"
published: "2026-04-14T23:17:23.417679Z"
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# What are these dots on my kale and bok choy? I thought they were leaf…

_Posted by Don Cheeto on 2026-04-14_

What are these dots on my kale and bok choy? I thought they were leaf miners but they aren't the same tubular shape. They're whitish still but with a bit more yellow in them.

They were already present, then I sprayed White Oil (veg oil + dawn) and they seemed to spread to the bok.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4wfj9b-nFcYEx4PJxQQNjVIukmIFJocWoP8Jadc2GGc/wpf0NaZXTeexQ6qQApvASQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4wfj9b-nFcYEx4PJxQQNjVIukmIFJocWoP8Jadc2GGc/WCDnWj0gQeah2i-aYMj76Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4wfj9b-nFcYEx4PJxQQNjVIukmIFJocWoP8Jadc2GGc/suuMcIXZT3Ok5kchuDEgjg.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### JR commented on 2026-04-15

Do they get mealy bugs? Fuzzy white stuff

#### JR replied on 2026-04-15

Idk about the white spots on the leaves. But the first pic looks like there is fuzzy white stuff on the leaf

#### Don Cheeto replied on 2026-04-15

It's not fuzzy white stuff, no, it's like bleach splashed inside it or something.

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