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title: "Are the marks on my monstera from pests?? I also just got this ficus…"
description: "Are the marks on my monstera from pests?? I also just got this ficus elastica burgundy, what are the white spots?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems 🇺🇸"
author: "Riley"
published: "2024-10-03T21:04:09.174879Z"
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# Are the marks on my monstera from pests?? I also just got this ficus…

_Postat av Riley den 2024-10-03_

Are the marks on my monstera from pests??  
I also just got this ficus elastica burgundy, what are the white spots?

![Bilaga 1 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ur7sizElAuMDbaBfo-Qb1ADASSXwobmMsXFvfSllWyg/z5dasPFiTe6wXCkce1k1NQ.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 2 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ur7sizElAuMDbaBfo-Qb1ADASSXwobmMsXFvfSllWyg/MGdTltFbQ1mVMbP99xIb8Q.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 3 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ur7sizElAuMDbaBfo-Qb1ADASSXwobmMsXFvfSllWyg/vmuHScGvRD2r5ZuPJ8d5mw.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 4 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ur7sizElAuMDbaBfo-Qb1ADASSXwobmMsXFvfSllWyg/ypaBYRZjQwOlP_MPwCURNw.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### Kades kommenterade den 2024-10-03

Ficus Elastica don’t love excess mineral so they expel a ton through their leaves! I know some people use distilled to try to minimize this. You can just wipe the leaves down with a wet cloth!

Sorry I can’t be more help for the monstera

#### Riley svarade den 2024-10-03

Great! Thank you:) I got her yesterday and thought it was just water spots, I wiped the leaves already but as soon as it dried they came back. My ficus tineke doesn’t have this problem though, so hopefully after a few waterings they’ll go away!

#### Kades svarade den 2024-10-03

The nursery water must’ve been pretty hard! I’m glad you don’t have to deal with it at home!

### eatyacarbs kommenterade den 2024-10-03

monstera looks normal — those spots are likely just from random little water inconsistencies/edema/etc. bumps on the new stem totally normal

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