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What is on this snake plant


My friends plant has weird white stuff on it. It does not appear to be mealy bugs, since they do not move, but I could be wrong.

Succulent in last photo is next to it has formed weird scales.

Pots have drainage, and she uses planta for a watering schedule. South facing window.

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7 Comments

  2. Gullible-Desk9809

    Could be mealy I’m not sure but it is a pest. Quarantine plants from each other for at least 2 weeks after seeing no pests. Wipe down leaves in isopropyl alcohol and get pests off. I do Paige Tailyn sexy plant juice spray and it works amazing. 2 cups water, 2TBSP neem oil, 1TBSP peppermint Castile soap and 1TSP isopropyl alcohol and spray it down good. Or you can get neem and peppermint spray off amazon and add a tsp of isopropyl alcohol. Also throw some systemic granules into the soil. Good luck!!

  4. SpadfaTurds

    Your snake plant has a type of scale and your echeveria has oedema

  5. jennag67

    Thanks for your help with my plant! My friend judged me only a little. We attacked it with running alcohol and repotted it with new soil and a new pot. Hopefully this will help out immensely.

  6. TXsweetmesquite

    The first three photos show a species of armored scale- Diaspididae family, likely either an *Aulacaspis* or *Unaspis* of some kind, or something closely related. It is possible that your sanseveria has an infection as well; many pest species target already-weakened plants.

    I’d prune off the worst-affected leaves like the one in the third image. You can spot-kill the scale with a cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol, or you can treat the entire plant with a horticultural oil or white oil spray.

    The final photo: your echeveria just looks to have some corking from edema; it’s a sign you may be watering it too often or that the soil is retaining too much water, and to adjust accordingly.

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