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title: "My husband was spraying some ants and I think some spray got on my…"
description: "My husband was spraying some ants and I think some spray got on my polka dot hypoestes. It had peppermint oils and geranoil in it. Now my plant looks like…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-j1cVS8-RUykEY4z6kFCnw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Julie"
published: "2024-05-15T21:19:31.810399Z"
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# My husband was spraying some ants and I think some spray got on my…

_Posted by Julie on 2024-05-15_

My husband was spraying some ants and I think some spray got on my polka dot hypoestes. It had peppermint oils and geranoil in it. Now my plant looks like this, is it savable??

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CnEoTk1bz9yo_RvWPIesDvmZlpms-Ck_2C0WhKnn3hs/1UpFXJQeS_WI3eUVM5bqSQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CnEoTk1bz9yo_RvWPIesDvmZlpms-Ck_2C0WhKnn3hs/VFZnhZCxShKLlQCGhyoJYg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Julie commented on 2024-05-15

I already cut off lot of brown and wilted leaves

### brianna commented on 2024-05-15

I would say definitely swap out the soil in case there’s some residue in it to try to prevent any further damage

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