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title: "Little worm looking bugs all over my monstera leaves, is this…"
description: "Little worm looking bugs all over my monstera leaves, is this concerning? This is definitely one of the worse leaves, some of them don’t seem to have any"
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author: "Aurora"
published: "2024-09-20T02:50:45.879631Z"
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# Little worm looking bugs all over my monstera leaves, is this…

_Posted by Aurora on 2024-09-20_

Little worm looking bugs all over my monstera leaves, is this concerning? This is definitely one of the worse leaves, some of them don’t seem to have any

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## 6 comments

### My commented on 2024-09-20

They look like thrips to me. Those little jerks are tough to get rid of because they lay eggs in plant tissue. Systemic pesticides are super effective against thrips if they’re available where you live! I use Bonide systemic granules. If you can’t get systemics start by showering your plant off to remove as many as possible, then apply insecticidal soap or pesticide spray. You’ll have to treat the plant multiple times to make sure you’ve killed all of them. I’m sorry 😢❤️

#### Aurora replied on 2024-09-23

Thank you! Just ordered some bonide 🤞

#### My replied on 2024-09-23

Awesome! It should work pretty quickly, and keep them from coming back (:

### My commented on 2024-09-20

Oh also isolate that plant so the thrips spread to your other ones!

### Sunny commented on 2024-09-20

Wash hands and tools often to prevent spreading the bugs.

### Enny commented on 2024-09-20

It’s also wise to cut off any badly affected leaves. Thrips are a nightmare to get rid of, in part because they lay eggs within the leaf/stems which non-systemic pesticides or insecticidal soaps can’t get to. Then they hatch when the plant is relatively safe again, and the cycle repeats. Cutting off badly affected leaves minimises the chance of that happening.

I sympathise though, as someone who has been battling thrips for the past few months :/

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