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CuteBloop
Do you have any closer up pictures?
Userdmcm
Mealies
hedup2
Mealybugs. And they are on ALL your plants.
synodos
Yeah, I suspect mealybug, but can you post closer-up pics? Or do a web search for “mealybug on cactus” and see if it looks like what you’re seeing.
blikesorchids
To me it kind of looks like two pests a scale insect as well as mealies
abear2224
I’m leaning towards scale. Good luck
Succulent_Smiles
This photo makes me cringe. 70% alcohol will kill the adults. Make sure to take a qtip and get all the crevices on each plant, because as a previous poster stated they’re on all of the plants in this photo. You will need to retreat probably in about a week and continue to do this until you don’t see them anymore.
purple-people-eater1
Is it mealy bugs?? That would be my first guess but that is an insane infestation. I zoomed in on the jade plant and that’s what it looks like.
Honestly at this point no matter what is going on here , pest or disease it is likely you won’t save the booby cactus- Jade plant is possibly but will be difficult.
I would ditch these to save yourself months of torment. Remove immediately from those other plants – and check over them very closely. Keep an eye on other plants for a few months to make sure they are not infested as well.
Some sort of pest, but I might have to go with mealy
PitcherTrap
An invitation to use a flamethrower
Allidapevets
Poor boob plant! A shower in the sink and some insecticidal soap should do the trick!
Realistic-Bass2107
RIP
Ka_lie_doscope-Eyes
Looks like scales on the cactus, and mealies on the jade. Please isolate both immediately for treatment. Please behead the very top of the cactus and try propagating it, because the whole plant might not survive an infestation that severe.
strawberryadeline
!mealybugs
strawberryadeline
!scale
Mmkhowdigethere8204
Can I ask in general how or why does this happen to plants? Not sure how long OP had these plants but do these infestations come with change of seasons? Were they dormant in the plant when you bring them home? Or is it bugs in general in a persons home? Just wonder how I should could help my plants avoid these type of infestations. One of my plants recently came down with Spider mites?? I think that was the name. Either way I have no idea how it got them other than I suspect it came to me with the bugs already them and I’m not seasoned enough to know what I’m Looking at or know them when I see them. Just wondering 💭 is all thanks
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Do you have any closer up pictures?
Mealies
Mealybugs. And they are on ALL your plants.
Yeah, I suspect mealybug, but can you post closer-up pics? Or do a web search for “mealybug on cactus” and see if it looks like what you’re seeing.
To me it kind of looks like two pests a scale insect as well as mealies
I’m leaning towards scale. Good luck
This photo makes me cringe. 70% alcohol will kill the adults. Make sure to take a qtip and get all the crevices on each plant, because as a previous poster stated they’re on all of the plants in this photo. You will need to retreat probably in about a week and continue to do this until you don’t see them anymore.
Is it mealy bugs?? That would be my first guess but that is an insane infestation. I zoomed in on the jade plant and that’s what it looks like.
Honestly at this point no matter what is going on here , pest or disease it is likely you won’t save the booby cactus- Jade plant is possibly but will be difficult.
I would ditch these to save yourself months of torment. Remove immediately from those other plants – and check over them very closely. Keep an eye on other plants for a few months to make sure they are not infested as well.
https://preview.redd.it/z75s01derp9e1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fb68d83bd07c56786d98ccdcb6f64a6e2fd8357
Thank you everyone. Here’s a closeup!
Some sort of pest, but I might have to go with mealy
An invitation to use a flamethrower
Poor boob plant! A shower in the sink and some insecticidal soap should do the trick!
RIP
Looks like scales on the cactus, and mealies on the jade. Please isolate both immediately for treatment. Please behead the very top of the cactus and try propagating it, because the whole plant might not survive an infestation that severe.
!mealybugs
!scale
Can I ask in general how or why does this happen to plants? Not sure how long OP had these plants but do these infestations come with change of seasons? Were they dormant in the plant when you bring them home? Or is it bugs in general in a persons home? Just wonder how I should could help my plants avoid these type of infestations. One of my plants recently came down with Spider mites?? I think that was the name. Either way I have no idea how it got them other than I suspect it came to me with the bugs already them and I’m not seasoned enough to know what I’m Looking at or know them when I see them. Just wondering 💭 is all thanks
bugs. bugs everywhere. set everything on fire