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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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author: "Natalie💕plants"
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# My Monstera is having trouble....what is doing tjos? An insect? I'm…

_Natalie💕plants님이 2024-06-08에 게시함_

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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## 4개의 댓글

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸님이 2024-06-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### send\_nodes님이 2024-06-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Riley님이 2024-06-08에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Natalie💕plants님이 2024-06-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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