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title: "My monstera has thrips!! I’ve been inspecting and inspecting and even…"
description: "My monstera has thrips!! I’ve been inspecting and inspecting and even spraying insecticidal soap to prevent (after I found thrips on another plant nearby) and…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lo"
published: "2026-06-11T21:38:30.158351Z"
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# My monstera has thrips!! I’ve been inspecting and inspecting and even…

_Posted by Lo on 2026-06-11_

My monstera has thrips!! I’ve been inspecting and inspecting and even spraying insecticidal soap to prevent (after I found thrips on another plant nearby) and I still somehow missed it! I’m working on isolating it but I feel like it’s too big to rinse off in the shower. Any tips to thoroughly clean the whole plant without also watering the soil? Someone talk me off a ledge!

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## 7 comments

### Michigan mommy commented on 2026-06-11

Take it outside and use the hose? That’s what I usually do with mine on spa day during the warm months.

### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 commented on 2026-06-11

You can try to put the whole pot temporarily in a garbage bag to avoid soaking the soil while you wash those nasty pests off!

#### Lo replied on 2026-06-11

Thanks!

#### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 replied on 2026-06-11

Of course! 💚

### Jezzeaka commented on 2026-06-13

Call ARBICO Organics and get nematodes and minute pirate bugs. They’ll take care of it!

### NCRobert commented on 2026-06-17

I’m new to plants, but I wanna say that is a beautiful plant

#### Lo replied on 2026-06-17

Thank you so much!

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