--- title: "Hi, everyone! I’m relatively new to plants and would love your…" description: "Hi, everyone! I’m relatively new to plants and would love your feedback. My pink valentine is unwell and I first thought it was because I watered twice with…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jY1A2MgWNIx3xdYEliZvcO?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Kalinda" published: "2025-01-21T02:04:15.876207Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/JpE9Tgv9TBabpYk2wpxvOQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hi, everyone! I’m relatively new to plants and would love your… _Kalinda님이 2025-01-21에 게시함_ Hi, everyone! I’m relatively new to plants and would love your feedback. My pink valentine is unwell and I first thought it was because I watered twice with tap water when it should have been distilled/filtered water. Today I saw this critter (3rd photo) and tried to snap photos. Is this thrips? Can the plant be saved? Thanks for your help! ![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/JpE9Tgv9TBabpYk2wpxvOQ.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/aVFDXUZPRtGgLb8TkWEWdw.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/fO8VF8unQf-aOtWNdDtu-A.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/Eyc8dSbYQVanQIdty-9nHg.webp?size=large) ## 8개의 댓글 ### Kalinda님이 2025-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Here’s a close-up… ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5JeJBenhTKzadgjCZoWvNsRBkWMsr0-Vcvm1UULI9ZQ/yfEq0bPQSdCVXhe0-kFOFw.webp?size=large) ### Kades님이 2025-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. How often are you watering? I find that people say to keep aglaonema moist but i let mine dry out like 90% of the way, if not fully dry before watering again. I water with tap but the city water in my hometown is pretty dang clean. I’d probably pull it out of the pot to look at the root health. #### Kalinda님이 2025-01-21에 답변했습니다. Thanks for responding! I water when dry too and use a moisture meter. Is that some type of critter on the stem? #### Kades님이 2025-01-21에 답변했습니다. I’m not sure to be honest. It doesn’t look like any pests I’ve seen. When’s the last time it was fertilized? ### KJM님이 2025-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Those pink varieties were my nemesis in the greenhouse! Easy to over water and yet they don't like to be underwater. I would air on the underwater inside while shooting for evenly moist. Your pesky visitor could very well be a trip but I'm not sure. I would do a preventative treatment of horticultural oil or maybe Captain Jack's. Thrips are often attracted to flowers but still it does look like an early stage of thrips. #### Kalinda님이 2025-01-21에 답변했습니다. Thank you for replying! I think it’s thrips too and so does the Planta auto diagnose. I’m so sad! I’m learning the hard way about pink plants. It’s my favorite color, so I love most of them. I have a drama queen pink polka dot too. ### KJM님이 2025-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. You should check out the article called "ultimate care guide to indoor varigated plants" at lovethatleaf.com. A long article but very informative #### Kalinda님이 2025-01-21에 답변했습니다. I’ll do that! Thank you! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_