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Accredited_Agave
Likely mealybug
toasty11meatloaf
Looks like a mealybug. Get a Q-Tip dipped in some diluted isopropyl alcohol and get rid of it fast.
Constant-Ad-7094
Mealy bug! Rubbing alcohol will kill on contact. They turn red/brown when they die.
I had a few pop up on my plants this last week or so. Finally found their huddle house yesterday on a tray of cuttings up high and out of sight. Alcohol was out in seconds and boom, we had an elementary school science experiment on our hands.
I’m guessing either a bug or fungus. I mix dry houseplant bug killer into all my plants soil base at least yearly. Then work it into the soil. You can help prevent this by taking either used soil or bagged soi, let it dry out well, then put it in heavy black garbage bags, tie them shut, and put outside in the summer sun for a couple of months to kill off bacteria, fungi, viruses, and insects with eggs and larvae. Then store your prepped soil in a closed container. This is also a way to salvage a plant with a bug issue. Remove the plant from the pot. Rinse the roots well. Then using a spray bottle, douse leaves, top and bottom, and stems with soapy warm water. You could add insecticide to it also but I prefer not to have chemicals on the leaves or stems because I have foster cats who chew on my plants.
smcgowan10
I killed it & sprayed the plant with rubbing alcohol! Thank you all very much! ❤️
BigDirkDastardly
Somebody missed sex ed. That’s the cli…[checks which sub I’m in]…ohh…. yah, I don’t know what that is.
op341779
Ahhh what a beautiful Succulus Vaginus.
Betty_White82
Appears to be a white fly in the very middle and mealy on there too. That’s just my guess.
Commercial-Shoulder4
Mealybug. If this isn’t a new plant, it came from somewhere else nearby so check your other plants. Their jam is to hang out on the bottoms of leaves, so not always apparent until there are way more than you want to deal with.
Accomplished-Try-658
A plussy.
LovePeridot5xg
Hi I know the problem was solved but I will let you know that r/lithops don’t like organic soil. They need around 90% grit to be happy. The subreddit also has advice on watering cause if you overwater these once there is no bringing them back.
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Likely mealybug
Looks like a mealybug. Get a Q-Tip dipped in some diluted isopropyl alcohol and get rid of it fast.
Mealy bug! Rubbing alcohol will kill on contact. They turn red/brown when they die.
I had a few pop up on my plants this last week or so. Finally found their huddle house yesterday on a tray of cuttings up high and out of sight. Alcohol was out in seconds and boom, we had an elementary school science experiment on our hands.
https://preview.redd.it/iz2syuw2it6f1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=712226d6222cfe265dbb2bb2016521813beb3892
I’m guessing either a bug or fungus. I mix dry houseplant bug killer into all my plants soil base at least yearly. Then work it into the soil. You can help prevent this by taking either used soil or bagged soi, let it dry out well, then put it in heavy black garbage bags, tie them shut, and put outside in the summer sun for a couple of months to kill off bacteria, fungi, viruses, and insects with eggs and larvae. Then store your prepped soil in a closed container. This is also a way to salvage a plant with a bug issue. Remove the plant from the pot. Rinse the roots well. Then using a spray bottle, douse leaves, top and bottom, and stems with soapy warm water. You could add insecticide to it also but I prefer not to have chemicals on the leaves or stems because I have foster cats who chew on my plants.
I killed it & sprayed the plant with rubbing alcohol! Thank you all very much! ❤️
Somebody missed sex ed. That’s the cli…[checks which sub I’m in]…ohh…. yah, I don’t know what that is.
Ahhh what a beautiful Succulus Vaginus.
Appears to be a white fly in the very middle and mealy on there too. That’s just my guess.
Mealybug. If this isn’t a new plant, it came from somewhere else nearby so check your other plants. Their jam is to hang out on the bottoms of leaves, so not always apparent until there are way more than you want to deal with.
A plussy.
Hi I know the problem was solved but I will let you know that r/lithops don’t like organic soil. They need around 90% grit to be happy. The subreddit also has advice on watering cause if you overwater these once there is no bringing them back.
The clitoris
I should call her