White spots on echeveria after a night outside, what coul...
I forgot Candy outside overnight and now most of her leaves are covered in small white spots. Some spots appear more 3D than others, I can scrape those ones off. Is this some kind of mildew, pest, or somehow just from cooler temps than sheβs use to? It reached 8Β°C last night (about 46Β°F), not too cold but definitely cooler than what sheβs use to. She showed no signs of this yesterday before being left outside, they all appeared overnight.
2β pot with drainage
Last watered 2 days ago
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It almost looks like hard water spots (from minerals in tap water etc) if you watered or got water on leaves and use water with minerals it can leave white splotches on the leaves. However you said 3D so itβs possible this could be some type of whitefly or pest related, if it happened over night .
Do you see that ? Little thing under the left stem ? Itβs hard to tell but that might be a mealy bug or whatever theyβre called. Iβve been having a problem with them lately with the succulents that I leave outside they can be really hard to spot, but can leave behind a white dust like spots and if you look closely sometimes you can spot them on the plant but if you spot it early you can οΏΌget rid of them, also, I would keep it away from your other plans until you are for sure because you donβt want to spread to other ones because it can & will. I would break out a magnifying glass or your phone flashlight and get up close and personal οΏΌ!! π¬
@UltraKoreanfir Iβm hoping thatβs the case! That would make a lot of sense seeing Kaitlyn thinks they look like hard water spots and although I bottom water to avoid those, if she sweat it out through her leaves Iβd assume this is what thatβd look like. Thank you!!
@TidyTigerpear I agree that a lot of them look like hard water spots but I have been bottom watering recently to avoid those, I do however use quite hard tap water for waterings and if she has done what what Melisse describes above it couldβve resulted in these being hard water stains from sweating.
Im really hoping itβs not mealybugs(she just got over spidermitesπ ) but the more 3D ones do worry me a lot. Iβve seen mealybugs in my backyard before, I didnβt see anything when i checked her but it was only a brief check with my bare eyes. I think Iβm gonna have to break out the magnifying glass and give her a proper inspection. Thank you!!
Im really hoping itβs not mealybugs(she just got over spidermitesπ ) but the more 3D ones do worry me a lot. Iβve seen mealybugs in my backyard before, I didnβt see anything when i checked her but it was only a brief check with my bare eyes. I think Iβm gonna have to break out the magnifying glass and give her a proper inspection. Thank you!!
@thingsNstuff I didnβt think of sweating ! Trust me I get very neurotic about my plants so I get it ! Get to doing some detective work !
