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title: "help!! no idea what’s going on with my plant - this was my first ever…"
description: "help!! no idea what’s going on with my plant - this was my first ever one! i can’t see any bugs just loads of brown dots and the leaves turning brown"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/FNpXzMzeq2mioSdAFjALxd"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Poppy"
published: "2025-11-14T19:50:11.941823Z"
language: "en"
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# help!! no idea what’s going on with my plant - this was my first ever…

_Posted by Poppy on 2025-11-14_

help!! no idea what’s going on with my plant - this was my first ever one!

i can’t see any bugs just loads of brown dots and the leaves turning brown

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xk62_AH25cW4aLFFcPo3hB_n9_taNVKpVF6eMlfqCiM/5Odb3JmvSvCyoDRu69m4iw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xk62_AH25cW4aLFFcPo3hB_n9_taNVKpVF6eMlfqCiM/Mb8254cIQq-VpNK7gEU3Zg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### clefarie commented on 2025-11-14

hi poppy, unfortunately your plant seems to be battling a thrip infestation . id recommend isolating the plant immediately from any others and either treating it with systemics, insecticides, and cutting off the most heavily damaged leaves because thrips actually lay eggs inside the leaf. i would also recommend dusting the soil with diatomaceous earth. because of the life cycle of thrips you'll have to reapply whatever treatment you're using every couple weeks to make sure larvae and bugs in the soil get taken care of :)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4UD4fio4CRhv8BMl2NnBQfqeMIed68NR9IHcKYSvu6A/NKhAvHW4RLOUlJeqUEej6Q.webp?size=large)

#### Poppy replied on 2025-11-14

this is amazing thank you so much! i hope you have a day as wonderful as this answer is ❤️❤️

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