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title: "Is this a pest issue? I bought this plant about a week and a half ago…"
description: "Is this a pest issue? I bought this plant about a week and a half ago and just watered for the first time yesterday. I woke up this morning to find another…"
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# Is this a pest issue? I bought this plant about a week and a half ago…

_Opslået af Madison den 2024-03-02_

Is this a pest issue? I bought this plant about a week and a half ago and just watered for the first time yesterday. I woke up this morning to find another leaf turning like this

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/RUJBAWkHlVjPmTmdw0u__e3euKuYBNQrtBBAZQIUhXc/Tm4AssCTQumoYwkhOVzRSw.webp?size=large)

## 16 kommentarer

### Ally kommenterede den 2024-03-02

Yeah it looks like it, I would spray all the roots with a pesticide and use some sticky traps

### Tigerlilly kommenterede den 2024-03-02

it could be but it looks like it’s the lowest leaf and those are the oldest and die off first. it’s hard to tell from the photo but could those be thrips on that leaf?

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

i’m not too sure, there’s white dots on a lot of the leaves but i scratch them and they don’t move or come off

### Tigerlilly kommenterede den 2024-03-02

are the white spots only on the oldest leaves? or the newer leaves too?

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

i’m pretty sure it’s on all of them, but they do not come off

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/RUJBAWkHlVjPmTmdw0u__e3euKuYBNQrtBBAZQIUhXc/veqCSpNgRk-TJApjRLK9Cw.webp?size=large)

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

this is what it looked like 2 days ago and all of a sudden the leaves are turning yellow

### Tigerlilly kommenterede den 2024-03-02

oh you have a ficus! those white spots are normal for ficus plants. phew, haha.

when you watered it, did you check the soil first? was it completely dry?

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

yes it was very dry

#### Tigerlilly svarede den 2024-03-02

wow, I’m rather stumped. ficus can be very finicky so perhaps it wasn’t watered consistently before you had it and it’s now deciding to throw a fit. so sorry I wasn’t any help! if I find anything else out, I’ll let you know.

#### Sunny svarede den 2024-03-02

Did you check for a completely dry soil with a wooden skewer to the bottom of the soil because the leaves look like they are over watered?

The other possibility is stress from coming into a new environment causing leaf drop. I recommend just leaving it alone in one spot for awhile letting it adjust. Let the soil dry out before watering again.

### Tigerlilly kommenterede den 2024-03-02

oh wait, how much sun is it getting? ficus like A LOT of sunlight. my two ficus are close to a south window and get direct sunlight.

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-02

it is in a south facing window:((( It’s been cloudy the past few days tho

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-03

The leafs that were yellow are now turning brown..

#### Madison svarede den 2024-03-04

should i repot maybe?

#### Tigerlilly svarede den 2024-03-04

I would definitely check the roots. no need to repot, per se. if the roots are rooting, I would propagate the plant and try to save it that way.

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