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title: "This is my first monstera i’ve ever had and these small brown…"
description: "This is my first monstera i’ve ever had and these small brown freckles just started to appear on the leaves. Does anybody know what these are? Are they normal…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "mossmoose"
published: "2023-08-02T22:05:19.42Z"
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# This is my first monstera i’ve ever had and these small brown…

_Posted by mossmoose on 2023-08-02_

This is my first monstera i’ve ever had and these small brown freckles just started to appear on the leaves. Does anybody know what these are? Are they normal or maybe indicating some kind of disease or pest?

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## 1 comment

### Bailey commented on 2023-08-03

It’s most likely rust fungus, I would spray it with a fungicide and the new leaves should come in healthy.

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