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title: "I’d love opinions on what could be going on with my black velvet…"
description: "I’d love opinions on what could be going on with my black velvet alocasia leaves. About three months ago, all my new leaves started to get yellow/white dots.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Crazy alocasia lady"
published: "2025-05-06T20:03:51.682927Z"
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# I’d love opinions on what could be going on with my black velvet…

_Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に投稿しました_

I’d love opinions on what could be going on with my black velvet alocasia leaves.

About three months ago, all my new leaves started to get yellow/white dots. Even my corm propagations. I thought ugh spider mites so I treated all my plants for 3 consecutive weeks with alcohol, soap and water sprays. It keeps happening even after this.

I decided to repot and look at the roots, no root rot.

I use a low concentration fertilizer with every watering which is about every 2 weeks due to the humidity here in Florida. These are inside babies but get an open window for natural humidity. Chunky plant soil.

Halp 😩

![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Z5bwBbJvIZBGXSny-Ufrmn-pIJ5-bYiGZfmbLWmykeQ/KYl4yO14TVSrCH1750DUaA.webp?size=large)

## 12件のコメント

### Wolfen 🐺さんが2025-05-06にコメントしました

What's the fertilizer ratio?

#### Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に返信しました

It is a 2-2-2 into a gallon jug

#### Wolfen 🐺さんが2025-05-06に返信しました

I would get a stronger fertilizer, that's extremely low

### Wolfen 🐺さんが2025-05-06にコメントしました

I was going to say it looks like maybe thrips or deficiency. Especially if you're getting it in corm babies.

#### Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に返信しました

I some fungal gnats but wonder if they could be thrips!

#### Wolfen 🐺さんが2025-05-06に返信しました

Are they fat or pointy?

#### Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に返信しました

They are chunky, dark colored and tend to fly out between my slip pots which is why I was thinking gnats.

#### Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に返信しました

This is what they look like.

![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Z5bwBbJvIZBGXSny-Ufrmn-pIJ5-bYiGZfmbLWmykeQ/F2mWgZaVQgC-5XJpV6oEoA.webp?size=large)

#### Wolfen 🐺さんが2025-05-06に返信しました

Those do look like gnats

### Sunnyさんが2025-05-06にコメントしました

It might be sensitive to the water if everything else looks fine. Are you using Florida tap water? Tap water can be hard in parts of Florida. The photo is of my recent purchase with layers of hard water deposits. Try using distilled or filtered water.

![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/UI4u7XdyQi2KLqZ5RLfs3w.webp?size=large)

#### Crazy alocasia ladyさんが2025-05-06に返信しました

I use filtered water from our Brita tank…do you think I should switch to distilled?

#### Sunnyさんが2025-05-07に返信しました

The filtered Brita water should be enough. You can test a few plants with distilled water for a month or two to see if it makes a difference.

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