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title: "Ahh! 😱 Vacationed for a week and came back to THIS. Decimated half…"
description: "Ahh! 😱 Vacationed for a week and came back to THIS. Decimated half of my monstera vine’s leaves. What is it???"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Holly"
published: "2024-07-06T00:07:26.533657Z"
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# Ahh! 😱 Vacationed for a week and came back to THIS. Decimated half…

_Publicado por Holly el 2024-07-06_

Ahh! 😱 Vacationed for a week and came back to THIS. Decimated half of my monstera vine’s leaves. What is it???

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OvGfsYNzvPKSvzjmB07-XFKohuEITYZbx-ZONFbCQ1c/rqyG6gmfQiaBDEJqknj00Q.webp?size=large)

## 8 comentarios

### Alyssa comentó el 2024-07-06

Oh no! Eeeks with what I can tell of how far gone it is, looks like some kindve fungal/viral thing took over

#### Holly respondió el 2024-07-06

Uh oh… what should I do?

#### Holly respondió el 2024-07-06

These leaves are not quite as far gone, if that helps?

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OvGfsYNzvPKSvzjmB07-XFKohuEITYZbx-ZONFbCQ1c/LHFc5FirSBaDjHP6Uy-8jA.webp?size=large)

#### Holly respondió el 2024-07-06

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OvGfsYNzvPKSvzjmB07-XFKohuEITYZbx-ZONFbCQ1c/9kLE4avoTC2PKOIPI0DszQ.webp?size=large)

### exitJiraffe comentó el 2024-07-06

That’s very weird looking. As the other commenter said, I’d suspect bacterial/fungal. Check the roots, quarantine, and remove any affected leaves.

#### Holly respondió el 2024-07-06

Do you think it’s possible that this damage has been caused by thrips?

#### Alyssa respondió el 2024-07-06

Those leaves look better but definitely still affected by something, I’m not sure I’d say pests given that it’s every leaf and if you’re only gone a week that’s not something that would happen that fast. That would be like a year without oversight. Like the other commenter said, definitely take it out of the pot, remove the leaves, I’d trim back the roots, make sure they’re not rotted in the middle, soak them in hydrogen peroxide and water for a good hour or two, repot in new soil, maybe even take some chop and props if you’re scared of losing the whole plant

#### Holly respondió el 2024-07-07

Okay, as weird as it was that the infestation happened so fast, I did some more digging as I even found a couple bugs on one leaf - it’s thrips 😭 I found lovethatleaf.co.nz had some really helpful photos on their article, “How to get rid of thrips on indoor plants.” Eek!

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