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title: "Please tell me this isn't an pest problem and just a leaf I need to…"
description: "Please tell me this isn't an pest problem and just a leaf I need to cut off on my newly bought pathos😭"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/mWQhZhU2Okp1YIk3mUOtHe"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Char"
published: "2026-04-03T00:07:50.981679Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3Gd79vcqGhVgixuGhGJpV4SHiFiZZurkqa4xYOvI0Vo/BPiMxlOOTgWzwNydMhzcNw.webp?size=large"
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# Please tell me this isn't an pest problem and just a leaf I need to…

_Posted by Char on 2026-04-03_

Please tell me this isn't an pest problem and just a leaf I need to cut off on my newly bought pathos😭

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## 3 comments

### Crazy plant lady commented on 2026-04-03

Honestly it looks like a leaf dried on top of the other leaf and was compressed.... So I'm not sure if it's bugs or not

#### Char replied on 2026-04-03

I've never seen this on my other plants but I was thinking of this but wasn't 100% sure! Thank you sm

### The leafy Angel commented on 2026-04-04

If i think there is even a possibility of pests I quarantine and spray it, better safe then sorry

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