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title: "Had a major issue with Mealy bugs and gave my poor Monstera a soak to…"
description: "Had a major issue with Mealy bugs and gave my poor Monstera a soak to get rid of them. I did this about a week ago and I know it takes a few weeks to recover…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/658085f74aaf04687055f259?language=nl"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Elise"
published: "2023-12-18T17:48:39.372Z"
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# Had a major issue with Mealy bugs and gave my poor Monstera a soak to…

_Geplaatst door Elise op 2023-12-18_

Had a major issue with Mealy bugs and gave my poor Monstera a soak to get rid of them. I did this about a week ago and I know it takes a few weeks to recover being repotted. However, the leaves are starting to yellow and it looks like it’s starting to worsen instead of get better. Is this typical when you do a soak?

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## 2 reacties

### Mullein reageerde op 2023-12-18

Is the soil dry? It looks thirsty to me. But if the soil is still wet from the soak, I would check root health

#### Elise antwoordde op 2023-12-19

I just watered it yesterday after 1 week. Because it soaked for 30, I didn’t want to water it again when I repotted so it wouldn’t get too soggy

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