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Posted 2Y ago by @Zestfest

Hard water stain!?

Alrighty, I thought it was mealy bugs , it might be mealy bugs and hard water stains. I had not figured out what they were until two minutes ago. Could these be hard water stains? When I treated the leaves with rubbing alcohol they white stuff went away, then came back a few minutes later. Thinking, hoping, praying that these are actually hard water stains and not mealy bugs. #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #EnglishIvy #NewGrowth #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #helpneeded #sickplants
Charles
Charles
English Ivy
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
Best Answer
@SvelteKingfern
Sophie
19762 XP
2Y ago
@SvelteKingfern
Spray the leaves and other parts of the plant with the solution: 1 part of 70% isopropyl alcohol and 4 parts of water. Touch the found mealybugs with the cotton bud tipped in 70% isopropyl alcohol (death on contact).

Isolate the plant from other plants. Check other plants for mealybugs.
@ElissaPlants
Elissa
1318 XP
2Y ago
@ElissaPlants
Can’t really tell from those pictures. The second underside one kinda looks like it might be mealy bugs.
@Plantgirl56
Diane
3001 XP
2Y ago
@Plantgirl56
Mealy bugs or spider mites. Mites are very common on Ivy. Neem oil and a systemic soil granual should kill then off
@Zestfest
Micah
2355 XP
2Y ago
@Zestfest
@Plantgirl56 I’m not super comfortable with using neem, I have already treated the infected leaves with rubbing alcohol as I suspect they were mealys.