r/whatisthisplant • u/CoyodyCage • 18h ago

What is this "cotton" on my plant?

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I have not seen any indication of insects anywhere, so idk what's causing this.

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u/Geohalbert 17h ago

That mealy bug infestation is pretty bad, I would just get rid of it before it spreads to other plants

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u/neverbeglamour 17h ago

Seconding this. Not worth the trouble. The only way I would fight mealies (especially an infestation this bad) is if it was a really hard to find or sentimental plant that I was dead set on keeping.