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MisterPaulCraig
Hey all, I have this (formerly) beautiful large monstera which was a dream to take care of but in the last few months it seems its health is declining.
It gets lots of light, but its leaves are turning yellow and brown. I am watering it at about the same rate as before, not sure what the issue is/could be.
TemporaryGrowth7
Mine is currently going through similar problems… I suspect and treat for thrips.
MyFriendTheCube
In desperate need of repotting id say
RutabagaPhysical9238
Looks like pests. Jacks dead bug brew
breadplantsdick
Thrips … you can see larva
Ready-Salamander1286
!thrips
Gemi-ma
I didnt zoom but it looks like its covered in thrips. If it is I would probably chuck it out.
I noticed brown spots on the leaf. It looks like the thrips infestation.
Initially, I searched online for the issue and thought it might be a fungus, but then I realized I was actually seeing tiny gnat-like insects flying around. I also noticed brown spots appearing randomly on the leaves, as well as marks that looked like something was eating through the leaf.
It turned out to be a thrips infestation—the black specks and flying insects were actually the thrips in different life stages (if I recall correctly). I showered my Monstera with water, then applied insecticidal soap, and I haven’t seen the thrips return! If you noticed anything similar on your plant, you might want to consider thoroughly rinsing the leaves, stems, and soil with water and treating it with insecticidal soap. Good luck!
402plants
Thrips; try Systemic Granules or SNS209. They make the plant taste bad. Then take a wet cloth and wipe down the top and bottom of each leaf and/or spray down in the shower.
Repeat 1-2 times a week and they’ll be gone in no time!
windcharger22
Spray with 1/2 cup vinegar and few drops of liquid soap or dishwashing liquid and camphor (optional) 2 times in a week and viola happy ending.
Sproutsxo
Put it in a clear garbage bag and spray with hydrogen peroxide water solution for two weeks if you care about the plant alot. Thrips die in high humidity.
Temporary-Square-606
I had this with a pothos! Basically I chopped it in the bathroom into as many parts with one or two nodes as I could. I was super careful of not having air currents in the house while handling the plant. Then I threw all of them in the bathtub with some cold water and mild soap. Let it stay there for a couple minutes, then I softly and carefully scrubbed the bugs away, rinsed it, put the cutting in water and isolated them.
I know it is a lot of work but I managed to save the plant (it had sentimental value) 🙂
Pd. I had to rinse the cuttings in two different occasions cause I missed some bugs during the first wash.
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Hey all, I have this (formerly) beautiful large monstera which was a dream to take care of but in the last few months it seems its health is declining.
It gets lots of light, but its leaves are turning yellow and brown. I am watering it at about the same rate as before, not sure what the issue is/could be.
Mine is currently going through similar problems… I suspect and treat for thrips.
In desperate need of repotting id say
Looks like pests. Jacks dead bug brew
Thrips … you can see larva
!thrips
I didnt zoom but it looks like its covered in thrips. If it is I would probably chuck it out.
https://preview.redd.it/g7rqmhv5znee1.png?width=317&format=png&auto=webp&s=1e90dc4d483071628cd4d3b03f5d4d85b6d784db
I noticed brown spots on the leaf. It looks like the thrips infestation.
Initially, I searched online for the issue and thought it might be a fungus, but then I realized I was actually seeing tiny gnat-like insects flying around. I also noticed brown spots appearing randomly on the leaves, as well as marks that looked like something was eating through the leaf.
It turned out to be a thrips infestation—the black specks and flying insects were actually the thrips in different life stages (if I recall correctly). I showered my Monstera with water, then applied insecticidal soap, and I haven’t seen the thrips return! If you noticed anything similar on your plant, you might want to consider thoroughly rinsing the leaves, stems, and soil with water and treating it with insecticidal soap. Good luck!
Thrips; try Systemic Granules or SNS209. They make the plant taste bad. Then take a wet cloth and wipe down the top and bottom of each leaf and/or spray down in the shower.
Repeat 1-2 times a week and they’ll be gone in no time!
Spray with 1/2 cup vinegar and few drops of liquid soap or dishwashing liquid and camphor (optional) 2 times in a week and viola happy ending.
Put it in a clear garbage bag and spray with hydrogen peroxide water solution for two weeks if you care about the plant alot. Thrips die in high humidity.
I had this with a pothos! Basically I chopped it in the bathroom into as many parts with one or two nodes as I could. I was super careful of not having air currents in the house while handling the plant. Then I threw all of them in the bathtub with some cold water and mild soap. Let it stay there for a couple minutes, then I softly and carefully scrubbed the bugs away, rinsed it, put the cutting in water and isolated them.
I know it is a lot of work but I managed to save the plant (it had sentimental value) 🙂
Pd. I had to rinse the cuttings in two different occasions cause I missed some bugs during the first wash.
Ouch!