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title: "There’s little white bugs on my monstra there making the leaves turn…"
description: "There’s little white bugs on my monstra there making the leaves turn brown and yellowish how do I get rid of them"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "JustaLemon"
published: "2024-04-20T18:58:30.964943Z"
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# There’s little white bugs on my monstra there making the leaves turn…

_Posted by JustaLemon on 2024-04-20_

There’s little white bugs on my monstra there making the leaves turn brown and yellowish how do I get rid of them

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## 10 comments

### Bodhi\_PlantMama commented on 2024-04-20

When I saw these on mine, I got a lot of different comments on what it could be. Could be thrips, aphids… But mine were mealybugs and they showed different types of symptoms at different times. I would look along the lower base and see if you see any white powdery looking things growing along them.

### Soup commented on 2024-04-20

Defo thirps, these are the larvae form as they are yellow/white, give it a shower then wipe the leaves with a damp cloth every watering. Thirps suck the “juices” out of the leaves making them look dull or brown-ish

#### JustaLemon replied on 2024-04-20

Do these bugs go on every plant?

#### Soup replied on 2024-04-20

Yea they will pretty much go on anything as they can fly

#### Bodhi\_PlantMama replied on 2024-04-22

Oh man.. I treated all my plants with bonier systemic and I can’t tell if I overdid it and they are nutrient deficient or if there are still bugs.  
They aren’t rapidly dying anymore, but very dull and just bleh

#### Soup replied on 2024-04-22

As long as you add the recommended amount it’ll be fine, the pest damage won’t go sadly, but keep an eye on new leaves, if they look dull then fertilise them more often

#### JustaLemon replied on 2024-04-22

There’s these little white dots here as well

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