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title: "My Monstera is having trouble....what is doing tjos? An insect? I'm…"
description: "My Monstera is having trouble....what is doing tjos? An insect? I'm so sad!! Som of the leaves are getting tiny brown homes, some are tearing, and it's getting…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Natalie💕plants"
published: "2024-06-08T05:02:29.831983Z"
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# My Monstera is having trouble....what is doing tjos? An insect? I'm…

_Posted by Natalie💕plants on 2024-06-08_

My Monstera is having trouble....what is doing tjos? An insect? I'm so sad!! Som of the leaves are getting tiny brown homes, some are tearing, and it's getting these weird yellow, silvery looking spots. I'm not sure if you can see the discoloration I'm talking asking about or not, but there's also white powdery spots underneath some

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## 4 comments

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸 commented on 2024-06-08

I could be wrong but you may want to look into thrips and mildew

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-08

I think it’s thrips :(

I use a spray bottle with 1 part isopropyl alcohol, 5 parts water, and a drop of dish soap

Spray on/under leaves, then use a brush or paper towel to spread it across the leaf and stem.

It gets rid of mealy bugs, thrips, spider mites.. probably other stuff too lol

Repeat once a week

### Riley commented on 2024-06-08

The silvery patches are probably mineral buildup from tap water, but the rest does sound like thrips

### Natalie💕plants commented on 2024-06-09

Ok, that was my fear but I have no experience with them so was t sure! Thank you guys! I have neem oil, will they work?

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