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I’ve been paying attention to them a little more. I think this is from aunts. I notice them crawling to them a lot. I’ll check out that thread.Some kind of squishy/waxy scales according to this thread:
Ants auto spellI’ve been paying attention to them a little more. I think this is from aunts. I notice them crawling to them a lot. I’ll check out that thread.
So last time I noticed ants crawling back and forth to it. Funny thing after that last post I thought let me look at my plant now and record if I find more. Check it out.It's scale, which is actually a kind of insect, there's many different species. They suck the juices out of the plant and secrete a sticky substance called honeydew, which ants actually harvest and eat. Insecticidal soaps work, I'd physically wipe em off and squish em where you can.
Oh and Thanks for the answer. Now I can add this to my knowledge. I Appreciate that.It's scale, which is actually a kind of insect, there's many different species. They suck the juices out of the plant and secrete a sticky substance called honeydew, which ants actually harvest and eat. Insecticidal soaps work, I'd physically wipe em off and squish em where you can.