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title: "Hi there!! I’m a new plant mom and I just watered this little one.…"
description: "Hi there!! I’m a new plant mom and I just watered this little one. When I took a closer look at her, I noticed this white growth in the tip of my cactus…. Is…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Sharona"
published: "2024-04-25T20:01:46.627823Z"
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# Hi there!! I’m a new plant mom and I just watered this little one.…

_Publicado por Sharona el 2024-04-25_

Hi there!! I’m a new plant mom and I just watered this little one.

When I took a closer look at her, I noticed this white growth in the tip of my cactus…. Is this normal or is this some type of fungus?

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gOcNxN95WGBNpTuV0YaJv6pucSO5KuxHqTG5hAy1VBs/qf0CeEhUT_K_lHJfbAFVZA.webp?size=large)

## 9 comentarios

### Elapse comentó el 2024-04-25

Is it kind of fuzzy or hairy?

### Elapse comentó el 2024-04-25

A closer picture would help.

#### Sharona respondió el 2024-04-26

I’ll try to get a closer picture tonight! But it was kind of fuzzy? It just looked pretty white and crusty

### S.R comentó el 2024-04-25

I think I see some mealy bugs on the left hand cactus … but not sure if the focus is just fuzzy.

#### Elapse respondió el 2024-04-25

That’s what I was thinking or wondering. I couldn’t tell if they were mealy or just new growth.

#### Sharona respondió el 2024-04-26

Yes! Actually it did look like really tiny bugs on the left hand side where it’s white and crusty. And I think the bottom of the plant near the dirt looked hairy. I can take closer pics later today

### Sharona comentó el 2024-04-26

Here’s a closer picture of the top

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gOcNxN95WGBNpTuV0YaJv6pucSO5KuxHqTG5hAy1VBs/-h8_-PeYTTGnZrcZhFNVsA.webp?size=large)

### Sharona comentó el 2024-04-26

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gOcNxN95WGBNpTuV0YaJv6pucSO5KuxHqTG5hAy1VBs/262iZK6SRQGmkM-qolFgQg.webp?size=large)

#### S.R respondió el 2024-04-28

Oh yeh those are mealy bugs! I think rubbing alcohol treatment is helpful .. or possibly insecticidal soap. Google or YouTube will have lots of advice. Good luck!

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