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title: "Starting freaking out yesterday thinking my Nepenthes St Gaya had…"
description: "Starting freaking out yesterday thinking my Nepenthes St Gaya had scale. After looking closely I realized it's just EFN. This plant has been putting out…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/XL8V4jiD4zMSdHkreao39F"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "clairabotanica"
published: "2025-09-27T13:39:52.129727Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T2G4FHY1sWkxarltI0JkvkH5wkE7K0n3T1EvAXokE1k/YuiGmz9sREq2mjC5pX6MoA.webp?size=large"
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# Starting freaking out yesterday thinking my Nepenthes St Gaya had…

_Posted by clairabotanica on 2025-09-27_

Starting freaking out yesterday thinking my Nepenthes St Gaya had scale. After looking closely I realized it's just EFN. This plant has been putting out beautiful pitchers like crazy and is quickly becoming a favorite in my collection, if it had a pest infestation I'd be inconsolable!

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T2G4FHY1sWkxarltI0JkvkH5wkE7K0n3T1EvAXokE1k/YuiGmz9sREq2mjC5pX6MoA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T2G4FHY1sWkxarltI0JkvkH5wkE7K0n3T1EvAXokE1k/OTukHqMnTaG_TuX9Cl_kcw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T2G4FHY1sWkxarltI0JkvkH5wkE7K0n3T1EvAXokE1k/FXqUzdWARqeJ8PMgjDNKKA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T2G4FHY1sWkxarltI0JkvkH5wkE7K0n3T1EvAXokE1k/aIvcF78fQUy6Qq5XHBd8Ww.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Nashville Smashville commented on 2025-09-28

Mine does the same thing!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jb0GEAWmyLuSfgezqnZWh2wqckDE87iOtMPF9Nb-WcE/fOEKko_zRDiBvl6T411bhg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jb0GEAWmyLuSfgezqnZWh2wqckDE87iOtMPF9Nb-WcE/TyQwoozNQEiYpXd9U48NDA.webp?size=large)

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