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title: "hello!! new plant mom here, and this is my monstera, can anyone help…"
description: "hello!! new plant mom here, and this is my monstera, can anyone help me figure out what’s wrong with it! thank you 🌱"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ana"
published: "2026-10-22T20:46:11.646735Z"
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# hello!! new plant mom here, and this is my monstera, can anyone help…

_Posted by Ana on 2026-10-22_

hello!! new plant mom here, and this is my monstera, can anyone help me figure out what’s wrong with it! thank you 🌱

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## 9 comments

### Aislinn commented on 2026-10-22

I’d check for Thrips. If you see little black specks rub them if they slide that’s thrip poo. Some of your pictures look like they have little white specks. The white specks could be thrips.

#### Ana replied on 2026-10-22

Thank you so much! if I find them, how would you reccommend I treat my plants? 😊

#### Aislinn replied on 2026-10-22

First separate it from the other plants, this is crucial!! Buy some neem oil and peppermint soap and dilute that with water. It’s only a few teaspoons of each with water, double check ratio though. Spray those leaves down every few days and then once a week for 4 weeks, if you get them sooner great job. But you have to stay on it. Get ready for the most funnest expensive hobby of your life and be careful it’s extremely addicting! 😉

#### Cheryl replied on 2026-10-23

That’s absolutely right. I just bought my 34th plant. Help!

### Phil commented on 2026-10-22

If you find no pests, it could be a bacterial or fungal issue caused from overwatering.

### Crystals4life commented on 2026-10-23

This might help 🤷‍♀️

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### Crystals4life commented on 2026-10-23

Id say bacterial issue

### Crystals4life commented on 2026-10-23

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### Waspinator commented on 2026-10-24

Possibly fusarium fungus

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