My aloe plant is leaking clear sap

[Miette_xo]

My aloe plant has had clear sap beading on it for a while now. I've looked everywhere online, and they never mention clear sap - always yellow. I've read that yellow sap and a bad smell is a sign of root rot, but this can't be.

My aloe plant seems absolutely healthy otherwise. I also noticed that it sprayed clear sap on the windowsill. Does it just have too much sap? Is this normal?

 

[Logan]

You've probably watered it too much,it doesn't look very green to me or is that just the pic.

 

[Miette_xo]

You've probably watered it too much,it doesn't look very green to me or is that just the pic.

Must just be the light. It's pretty green.

 

[Tetters]

Can I see little white fluffy insects on there? I think that could be wooly aphids which suck the sap from the plant. You need to deal with this straight away - dish soap and methylated spirit should do the trick - they spread quickly

 

[Miette_xo]

Can I see little white fluffy insects on there? I think that could be wooly aphids which suck the sap from the plant. You need to deal with this straight away - dish soap and methylated spirit should do the trick - they spread quickly

Hm, maybe. I just assumed the white fuzzy stuff was just the sap drying or something, but it could be aphids. I pulled some of the fuzzies off and some of them had tiny green things inside. Either way, they're definitely not alive, whatever they are.

 

[Logan]

I couldn't see that because of the pic, but that explains what it is, if you can just pull them off or spray it with a solution of washing up liquid and water.

 

[Logan]

Must just be the light. It's pretty green.

That looks better and I can see them now, perhaps you can just run them off.