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title: "Does anyone know what these white/yellow dotted marks are on my…"
description: "Does anyone know what these white/yellow dotted marks are on my monkey mask.?? …I hope it’s not spider mites. 😭😭(feels like I’m posting on here every other…"
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published: "2024-08-27T17:34:47.856909Z"
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# Does anyone know what these white/yellow dotted marks are on my…

_Posted by Jae 🌼 on 2024-08-27_

Does anyone know what these white/yellow dotted marks are on my monkey mask.??

…I hope it’s not spider mites. 😭😭(feels like I’m posting on here every other day - help please!)

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## 13 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-27

Something is chewing the leaf in layers. This could be a one time thing, isolated case. Thrips and spider mites can cause that damage:  
\- Check for fine webbing between the leaves and stems. Spider mites will put out a lot of webbing on the tender leaves.

\- Thrips can be small. Check for anything with legs with a magnifying glass. Check under all leaves. 🍀🪴

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

Thank you Sunny. I think all the plants I got from that site are infested 😭😭

#### Sunny replied on 2024-08-27

You are welcome. Search the posts for thrips and spider mites to see photos and recommended remedies.

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

Will do. Thank you for your help!

### Olivia B commented on 2024-08-27

Ah i realized I had thrips when I saw similar damage—I had to go straight for an insecticide to get rid of them unfortunately~ the brand Safer’s End-All spray helped so much!

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

😭😭😭 thank you Olivia

### Gigglzngreenz commented on 2024-08-27

I’d spray them really well with Captain Jack’s Dead Bug spray and then apply Bonide insecticide systemic granules. Might need to repeat once or twice.

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

Thank you!!!

### alex commented on 2024-08-27

my monkey mask had these same marks - turns out i had thrips! look for small black dots on the leaves too which can also indicate thrips. i cut off all the damaged leaves and washed it regularly while also covering it in repellent. id try and find a living thrip before taking any drastic measures though!

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

Yes. It came infected im assuming. I’ve actually seen one black one and the marks are getting progressively worse. Just ordered in some spray. What did you wash your plant with?

#### alex replied on 2024-08-27

my kitchen sink has a small hose instalment thing so i just used lukewarm water to wash the leaves off every few days for about two weeks ish; when it dried i would spray it with the repellent (remember to get the surface of the soil too). be careful you dont overwater, try and just wash the leaves off, its an easy way to get rid of bugs. thrips can lay eggs in the leaves which is why i cut off the damaged ones, its also why they seem to come back after a while when you thought they were cured. just keep an eye on it and do a treatment cycle (cut damage, rinse, spray, every three/four-ish days dependent on what spray you bought) and keep it isolated so they dont spread :)

#### Jae 🌼 replied on 2024-08-27

Thank you for taking your time to write this!

#### alex replied on 2024-08-27

of course ❤️ losing plants is the worst, i hope it pulls through!

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