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title: "Hello everyone I recently got an Alocasia Polly specimen and I had…"
description: "Hello everyone I recently got an Alocasia Polly specimen and I had some bugs which resulted in me cutting 3 smaller leaves off. Anyway, now this is happening…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Yn1XECtIMYph3sQ9UyYvFv"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Alex Jones"
published: "2026-04-09T21:25:53.250575Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello everyone I recently got an Alocasia Polly specimen and I had…

_Posted by Alex Jones on 2026-04-09_

Hello everyone I recently got an Alocasia Polly specimen and I had some bugs which resulted in me cutting 3 smaller leaves off. Anyway, now this is happening to my big leaf. Can someone please tell me how to fix and how to prevent this, ): I want to be a good Alocasia parent

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