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title: "I’m still trying to learn about plant pests. Does anyone know what…"
description: "I’m still trying to learn about plant pests. Does anyone know what this is caused by on my monstera deliciosa (I was thinking maybe flat mites, but I truly…"
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# I’m still trying to learn about plant pests. Does anyone know what…

_Lagt ut av Abigail den 2023-08-22_

I’m still trying to learn about plant pests. Does anyone know what this is caused by on my monstera deliciosa (I was thinking maybe flat mites, but I truly don’t know).

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## 5 kommentarer

### Gabryal kommenterte den 2023-08-22

Looks like sun burn to me

### MamaJuju kommenterte den 2023-08-23

Yep, sun burn. Keep it out of windows and direct light.

### Plant Father kommenterte den 2023-08-23

monstera actually prefer bright light when indoors, but if it wasn’t acclimated properly it could be sunburn. these spots look more like fertilizer burn to me though. did you use a chemical fertilizer recently?

#### Abigail svarte den 2023-08-23

I did just bring it home about a month ago from somewhere it definitely wasn’t getting appropriate light (pretty much none), so the sun burn makes sense. I thought I had it far enough from a window but oh well haha. I haven’t fertilized it since I got it from what I can remember, so it wouldn’t be that. Thank you for your help!

#### Plant Father svarte den 2023-08-24

ahh i figured that was the case, just wanted to check. i think where you had your monstera (where it got sunburnt) could be a good spot, i recommend moving it back there slowly (like 6 inches a week) so that it acclimates properly to the bright light, and this way you’ll have a vigorous and fenestrated monstera without the burns.

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