Hi everyone!! I bought my Zebrina a few months ago, and she grew so fast that I didn't notice she had pests. Now it doesn't look good at all. I've sprayed her a few times over the past few weeks. What else can I do? Will the leaves stay this bad? Should I cut off 1 or 2 of them?
by Traditional_Long6603
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The leaf damage won’t really get better, as long as the pests are gone I’d just wait till she got nicer leaves and these either die off or you can cut them off
I’ve kept similarly damaged leave on my monstera. The leaf stayed the same – it didn’t get better, but it didn’t get worse either. And having in mind how dramatic alocasia can be, I’d leave it alone and leave the leaves be.
They’re more susceptible to pests if they are weakened. I had that happen to one of my alocasias with unhealthy roots, succumbed to pests in the end. With how crazy long those petioles are, you may want to consider a much brighter spot or stronger grow lights for her.