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title: "Any help with this plant that a friend gave me to try and fix. I’ve…"
description: "Any help with this plant that a friend gave me to try and fix. I’ve given it a bath because it had a lot of lil black bugs but there is some other…"
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# Any help with this plant that a friend gave me to try and fix. I’ve…

_Falcon님이 2025-03-18에 게시함_

Any help with this plant that a friend gave me to try and fix. I’ve given it a bath because it had a lot of lil black bugs but there is some other discolouration and I’m worried there could be a few problems.

(Ignore the temp pot, he was in a better one before but I’m repotting him because of potential infested soil.)

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oJOU9AiuMcC5YUPC61O26rXTjy1C0nn9FUxtcXCqaIU/06DUwCM1QrmENBQa0oSMXg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oJOU9AiuMcC5YUPC61O26rXTjy1C0nn9FUxtcXCqaIU/4UVxXU5HQo6S6prOxqmclw.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### Sapphire님이 2025-03-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Snip snip off dry and bad parts of leaves. You don’t want those bad parts creeping up the leaves. Discoloration is probably because pests eat the sap of the plant, and that causes discoloration of the leaves.

### Sapphire님이 2025-03-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Just in case the soil is still infested, remember that moist soil is the perfect breeding ground for bugs and pests. Good luck with your monstera!

#### Falcon님이 2025-03-19에 답변했습니다.

Thank I got your advice! Changed the soil, gave them a good wash and trimmed the bad parts. And the pets have t returned yet, I’ve been checking regularly so hope it works. Thanks again :)

### Sunny님이 2025-03-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It could spider mites. The plant has to be treated. Just washing the plant is likely not enough.

#### Falcon님이 2025-03-19에 답변했습니다.

Spider mites are white no? And the lil bugs I had on this were black and they disappeared so far.

#### Sunny님이 2025-03-19에 답변했습니다.

Spider mites looked like these on my plants. I’m not sure which color represents which stage. I had some black ones. My point is regardless of the insect, a simple washing of the plant may not be sufficient. Insecticidal soap, neem oil or other may be needed. I would carefully check in a couple of weeks. It might still have eggs.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/WnOKVKbCScCZBQPA8BBjhA.webp?size=large)

#### Falcon님이 2025-03-20에 답변했습니다.

Yeah I’ll keep an eye out and use a spray if they come back for sure. Thanks for the tips

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