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title: "Advice welcome!! I found scale on my monstera on Sunday this week :…"
description: "Advice welcome!! I found scale on my monstera on Sunday this week : just a couple adults, no babies! I’m so paranoid, I picked them all off and used…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Peezy"
published: "2025-05-07T16:13:30.309247Z"
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# Advice welcome!! I found scale on my monstera on Sunday this week :…

_Posted by Peezy on 2025-05-07_

Advice welcome!! I found scale on my monstera on Sunday this week : just a couple adults, no babies! I’m so paranoid, I picked them all off and used insecticidal soap top to bottom. I’m thinking of also repotting with fresh soil just to be extra safe - is that necessary or am I going into panic mode too soon? I just love this plant and don’t want her to die 😭

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## 4 comments

### Danii commented on 2025-05-07

No need to repot. Keep an eye on it and do another spray down in about a week just to be sure. Watch the inside of the petioles too as they like to be sneaky and hide there.

#### Danii replied on 2025-05-07

Down the road if it gets bad there’s always pesticides.

### Peezy commented on 2025-05-08

Thanks so much 🙏🏻

### K. Alexandra commented on 2025-05-09

I found some on my ficus bonsai. And spraying daily with a mix of dawn dish soap and water has helped a lot. I did that for about 3-4 days, and then let them rest. I also washed it off after about an hour so the mix doesn’t stay on the leaves. No need to repot.

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