In the last three or four weeks I have noticed that my Ho...
1ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 day ago
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Ooof. I agree with @WTHoya it looks like a bad case of scale to me, too. It's just a bit weird that there are none on the leaves. Do you see other telltale signs? Feeding damage, drops of honey dew, or even sooty mold?
A scale infestation would also fit the droopy leaves. They suck out the plant juice or sap and leave it considerably weakened.
If it is them, especially with an infestation this big, and if there are other plants around, you need to work quickly.
You could try to make certain by trying to pry one off and look underneath where you can see that is actually a bug. Or you can just start treatment.
It should work like mealies with isopropyl alcohol 70%. Usually, I use spot treatments with alcohol with this "family," but those look like a lot of bugs. And they can multiply ridiculously fast.
Maybe it would be best to quarantine this plant immediately, check others in the vicinity just in case, and wipe down the surrounding area with alcohol (they are very mobile). And then take a deep breath, maybe to confirm if it indeed is scale and post a new question with the hashtag #pestcontrol so that the scale experts can find it.
Or you can edit the hashtag into your original post first and see if that way somebody still stumbles across it and has better answers
A scale infestation would also fit the droopy leaves. They suck out the plant juice or sap and leave it considerably weakened.
If it is them, especially with an infestation this big, and if there are other plants around, you need to work quickly.
You could try to make certain by trying to pry one off and look underneath where you can see that is actually a bug. Or you can just start treatment.
It should work like mealies with isopropyl alcohol 70%. Usually, I use spot treatments with alcohol with this "family," but those look like a lot of bugs. And they can multiply ridiculously fast.
Maybe it would be best to quarantine this plant immediately, check others in the vicinity just in case, and wipe down the surrounding area with alcohol (they are very mobile). And then take a deep breath, maybe to confirm if it indeed is scale and post a new question with the hashtag #pestcontrol so that the scale experts can find it.
Or you can edit the hashtag into your original post first and see if that way somebody still stumbles across it and has better answers
It probably will. The bigger problem is to get rid of them entirely. They are easy to kill but breed and spread like crazy. And can hide. Check your neighboring plants diligently as well as this one, even after weeks and months, depending on how aggressively your pesticide works. (I've no experience with systemics). If it doesn't kill the eggs or only kills on contact, vigilance and patience will be needed. Good luck