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title: "My poor plant has sticky, cottony look omg places and the leaves have…"
description: "My poor plant has sticky, cottony look omg places and the leaves have little white dots. What is happening? I cleaned off most of the white stuff."
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author: "Vicky"
published: "2024-01-21T21:37:51.122Z"
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# My poor plant has sticky, cottony look omg places and the leaves have…

_Vicky님이 2024-01-21에 게시함_

My poor plant has sticky, cottony look omg places and the leaves have little white dots. What is happening? I cleaned off most of the white stuff.

## 5개의 댓글

### letsfindjoy님이 2024-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Mealy bugs?

### KLoves home garden🪴님이 2024-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I agree with letsfindjoy. I tried diluted rubbing alcohol sprayed onto affected areas, but another product worked better for me. I also kept this plant away from other plants.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zuRyHc_JtoNONIhPTM0hcDfIAUOGObFjyyOTsea3lrw/b12c4b07670144648de5486a63be2b1f.webp?size=large)

#### Riley님이 2024-01-22에 답변했습니다.

It’s perfectly fine to use undiluted rubbing alcohol, which may have been why it didn’t work as well for you. If you dab it directly onto the mealybugs it’ll kill them.

### RK님이 2024-01-22에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Your plant looks etiolated too— if you have a spot where it can get full sun, it may be a bit happier.

#### Vicky님이 2024-01-22에 답변했습니다.

Thank you. It gets full southern sun. Only window that has full daily sun exposure. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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