Recently repotted and rarely watered, I thought this one was pretty happy. It even flowered! Then I looked closely this morning, and I’m seeing some white splodges that alarm me. None of my other indoor plants seem to have it, so I quarantined this guy in the naughty corner. Tempted to just throw the whole thing away 😢
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!mealybugs
There is Google pictures of the same plant, either the same spots. Not entirely sure if its bugs or a pest. Can you wipe the leaves clean?
Are you referring to the white like pseudo spikes alone the leaves or the fuzzy stuff around the crown of each growth point? The latter is most likely mealy bugs but I have noticed some succulents seem to have concentrated fuzz around those areas naturally.
You can spot clean those areas by dabbing rubbing alcohol with a qtip on them and kill the visible ones. Honestly with a plant like that with all the nooks and crannies for them to hide and lay eggs, it may be nearly impossible to get them all without some sort of dunking involved – and I would keep its ass quarantined forever, if I absolutely had to keep it
Thats not mealy bugs that’s spider mites!
Oof I’m so sorry-you both will get through this! 💚
Quarantine that baby, STAT! Then check your other plants. You may want to either replace the substrate or bake the stuff you have to kill any eggs. I also learned the hard way that I also needed to pretty much bathe the planter in alcohol or scrub it thoroughly because those jerks will lay eggs in any crack or crevice.
Best of luck! It’s a pain for a while, but they can be defeated!!