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title: "Is this a fungus? How can I look after my problem child - when I…"
description: "Is this a fungus? How can I look after my problem child - when I first bought her she was excessively yellowing and drooping her leaves once they fully…"
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author: "Glittertenant"
published: "2026-10-14T11:55:29.305471Z"
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# Is this a fungus? How can I look after my problem child - when I…

_Glittertenant님이 2026-10-14에 게시함_

Is this a fungus? How can I look after my problem child - when I first bought her she was excessively yellowing and drooping her leaves once they fully bloomed. After cutting them all off they regrew perfectly for about two months until now, when now there's black dots appearing. Concerned this is fungus!

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NF3c92OA6GP23WAVbMPXGpecELf305MkRWlJ3JnMEXk/DxVVK3HnQzeEFAPT7bwypg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NF3c92OA6GP23WAVbMPXGpecELf305MkRWlJ3JnMEXk/alg8fQSwRaOIcHJgIGP3eA.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### plantgeek님이 2026-10-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

thrips! those black dots are their poop. they chew on the leaves and suck out the sap. treat with systemic insecticide and external neem oil or isopropyl.

#### Glittertenant님이 2026-10-14에 답변했습니다.

Oh no!! Do you reckon neem oil works well enough on its own?!

#### plantgeek님이 2026-10-14에 답변했습니다.

it can, but it'll take longer to kill them, neem oil is only going to treat the adults. it works by suffocating them, but they lay eggs inside of the plants tissues where neem can't reach them

### Ellie님이 2026-10-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Hi! I would recommend re potting and taking off all old dirt down to roots, use systematic granules all over on top when you re pot, clean off all leaves then spray with insecticidal soap every week for 3 weeks and you should be good. You can also do 70% isopropyl alcohol, I spray it on my plants weekly and sometimes every 3 days if I have mites or thrips!! Hope this helps. I had about 20 plants with thrips a month ago

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