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title: "What the heck is this stuff on my house leek? She was clean but the…"
description: "What the heck is this stuff on my house leek? She was clean but the first night outside I found this the next day. It was a lot worse before the rain storm…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/4N8GRM8ORFexTGf8hFjQFb"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "DanishGramma"
published: "2025-02-09T16:29:32.283295Z"
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# What the heck is this stuff on my house leek? She was clean but the…

_Posted by DanishGramma on 2025-02-09_

What the heck is this stuff on my house leek? She was clean but the first night outside I found this the next day. It was a lot worse before the rain storm last night so I’m hoping nature will help

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JhJVL2SxRSX1JVLqRmRpw1IVPbnimBSWR7NamxzVK_g/4PMmd-byQTOBLKyi5igPKQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JhJVL2SxRSX1JVLqRmRpw1IVPbnimBSWR7NamxzVK_g/dobi9zUoQjaej7k5zWOKvQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JhJVL2SxRSX1JVLqRmRpw1IVPbnimBSWR7NamxzVK_g/h2RHcQpfRaCLmVSGw2wIww.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-02-09

Would you happen to know what kind of bugs? It’s been down in the 20s for a week so I thought the bugs would be hibernating maybe they were in the pot and I woke them up with a drop in temperature

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### Lili commented on 2025-02-09

I think those white things are the aphid exoskeletons as for the green bugs those are the actual aphids

### Kirstin commented on 2025-02-09

looks like aphids :(

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-02-09

Crazy how fast they it happens! I sprayed it down with isopropyl alcohol and it is going to rain tomorrow for a few days

#### Jillian Champ replied on 2025-02-09

I would drench it with the water hose

#### DanishGramma replied on 2025-02-09

I was going to but I know it’s going to rain for a few days

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