It’s too uniform to be pests. Mechanical damage, or most likely sunburn.
Th3H0ll0wmans
This is almost certainly LED light burn, how close was this leaf to the light?
StrikingBumblebee247
When a leaf of mine gets damaged I get so upset but tbh this looks cool so I wouldn’t even be mad 😅 but yea check for random concentrated sunbeams- I have a mirrored disco planter I found was burning a spot in one of my plants from the reflection of the sun
Unfair_Shallot_4278
I had a vase that the sun was hitting causing a beam to burn leaves. It was a line of burns crossed the shelf as the sun moved throughout the day.
ThenStatistician5877
Aliens! It’s obviously been probbed! 👽
odieman1231
My guess, there is a wind chime, or chandelier or something reflecting light on your leaf at an intense rate.
Looks like a sunburn from the holes on blinds or something! Those are way to perfect to be from pests
KeinSeemann
This damage occurred when the leaf was still rolled up. It was possibly weeks ago that the rolled up delicate young leaf was squished or burned or a bug ate a hole. Thats why it creates this symmetrical pattern.
Source: i grew >30 species of monstera once
No-Buddy873
Sorry , lmao …..
I needed that!
darkuch1ha
Sunburn
Salthy_sophy
Must be sunburn!
dartagnan101010
And these burn points? Too accurate for plant pests. Only window blinds are so precise.
EntertainmentOk3006
Do you have a mirror or something reflective near by like a disco ball? Looks like burns, the angling leads me to believe it’s from sunlight bouncing off something nearby
rachkeys
Was it super close to one of those grow lights with a bunch of little LEDs? It looks like it got burned by the lights while the leaf was still rolled up.
succthattash
This is 100% damage caused from a light source!
Middle_Honey_5387
Did it unfurl in this state?
littlebitofalot
Grow light burn?
Forsaken-Jeweler-519
The technical term is “tantoo”
Chuck_H_Norris
definitely grid mites
Kareeliand
Wait a minute. What are those red pins to the left on the photo?
The distance between the red pins or sticks looks similar to on the leaves. Is there any way the leaves can have been smothered up against them while rolled up?
The red thing is the culprit if you ask me. 😊
BrainEatingAmoeba01
That’s sun damage. Something is focusing the light and the movement of the sun through the sky makes the pattern.
I’m 99% certain.
Responsible-Factor53
I have that where a grow light fell on my leaf.
vietnams666
Do you have a grow light?
breyaskitties
It looks like when the sun shines through the tiny holes in blinds
morgasm4
this is SO cool. sad for baby monstera but super uniform is interesting
PossibleContact6315
It needs water
PossibleContact6315
I’m sorry , I meant good eye!🙏🏽
MagpieSkies
Is that a candle right under it.
maschine02
Sunlight burns through a window.
bwarl
See if the spacing on the burns lines up with the little LED diodes in your grow light.
This happened to my Monstera as well, and there was nothing in the room that could have burned a reflection hole through!! To this day it remains a mystery for me!!
Ill_Illustrator9776
I’d hate if it happened to mine too, but….I’d cut it off down toward the growth point and press it. It would make a super cool framed leaf.
Too late to change it but it could turn into something really cool!
MelTram78
I would say from a grow bulb. One of mine has like 100 little lights on it and i bet it would do that if its too close.
somedaycorgi
If this is a new leaf that unfurled recently, any damage will unfurl into linear patterns. Imagine rolling up a piece of a paper and punch a hole through it, and then unroll, you will see something similar.
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Sunburn?
looks like sunburn through blinds
It’s too uniform to be pests. Mechanical damage, or most likely sunburn.
This is almost certainly LED light burn, how close was this leaf to the light?
When a leaf of mine gets damaged I get so upset but tbh this looks cool so I wouldn’t even be mad 😅 but yea check for random concentrated sunbeams- I have a mirrored disco planter I found was burning a spot in one of my plants from the reflection of the sun
I had a vase that the sun was hitting causing a beam to burn leaves. It was a line of burns crossed the shelf as the sun moved throughout the day.
Aliens! It’s obviously been probbed! 👽
My guess, there is a wind chime, or chandelier or something reflecting light on your leaf at an intense rate.
https://preview.redd.it/hr19kmnmg0kf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1c9c7250e5991f53b2eb235e0a2d904423d7262
Looks like a sunburn from the holes on blinds or something! Those are way to perfect to be from pests
This damage occurred when the leaf was still rolled up. It was possibly weeks ago that the rolled up delicate young leaf was squished or burned or a bug ate a hole. Thats why it creates this symmetrical pattern.
Source: i grew >30 species of monstera once
Sorry , lmao …..
I needed that!
Sunburn
Must be sunburn!
And these burn points? Too accurate for plant pests. Only window blinds are so precise.
Do you have a mirror or something reflective near by like a disco ball? Looks like burns, the angling leads me to believe it’s from sunlight bouncing off something nearby
Was it super close to one of those grow lights with a bunch of little LEDs? It looks like it got burned by the lights while the leaf was still rolled up.
This is 100% damage caused from a light source!
Did it unfurl in this state?
Grow light burn?
The technical term is “tantoo”
definitely grid mites
Wait a minute. What are those red pins to the left on the photo?
The distance between the red pins or sticks looks similar to on the leaves. Is there any way the leaves can have been smothered up against them while rolled up?
The red thing is the culprit if you ask me. 😊
That’s sun damage. Something is focusing the light and the movement of the sun through the sky makes the pattern.
I’m 99% certain.
I have that where a grow light fell on my leaf.
Do you have a grow light?
It looks like when the sun shines through the tiny holes in blinds
this is SO cool. sad for baby monstera but super uniform is interesting
It needs water
I’m sorry , I meant good eye!🙏🏽
Is that a candle right under it.
Sunlight burns through a window.
See if the spacing on the burns lines up with the little LED diodes in your grow light.
https://preview.redd.it/4pdjxiruf1kf1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3154580cc75a708afba9e011fa7619557950e74e
This happened to my Monstera as well, and there was nothing in the room that could have burned a reflection hole through!! To this day it remains a mystery for me!!
I’d hate if it happened to mine too, but….I’d cut it off down toward the growth point and press it. It would make a super cool framed leaf.
Too late to change it but it could turn into something really cool!
I would say from a grow bulb. One of mine has like 100 little lights on it and i bet it would do that if its too close.
If this is a new leaf that unfurled recently, any damage will unfurl into linear patterns. Imagine rolling up a piece of a paper and punch a hole through it, and then unroll, you will see something similar.
Reflection burn from something outside
Could it be a fungus
Looks like Aliens 👽 pattern is at play !!