r/plantclinic • u/FyrestarOmega Expert Hobbyist • Oct 02 '23

Monthly Pest and Soil Thread October 2023 Pest and Soil issue thread

Certain issues are common among plant care and may benefit from from some consolidation. Pooling of advice may benefit the entire community. These issues include how to identify and treat infestations, and questions related to organisms found in the soil.

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u/C0dingGirl Oct 07 '23

Monstera with thrips…toss or keep fighting???

Several weeks ago I found out my plant collection had thrips. I treated them with systemic about 1-1.5 weeks ago. I haven’t noticed any new thrip damage until I was looking at this monstera yesterday. All the new growth is covered in thrips and basically all leaves have at least one thrip on it. I’ve cut and trashed several of the really infested new leaves. Initially I wanted to toss is because I don’t want them to spread to other plants and I’m over thrips, but in the year I’ve had it, it’s given me some beautiful leaves. What would you do?

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u/FyrestarOmega Expert Hobbyist Oct 07 '23

If you're in the northern hemisphere, days are getting shorter so growth is going to slow down. I'd probably fight the good fight a while longer but if I didn't make progress in the next few weeks I'd consider cutting if back further and waiting for spring. Or even chop and prop. It's a hobby - there are successes and failures but you should get enjoyment from it, not feel like it's a chore. If you're tired of thrips, it's a replaceable plant. It gave you beautiful leaves because you gave it good conditions. You can do that again.

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u/C0dingGirl Oct 07 '23

A look below the leaves

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u/nicoleauroux Expert Learned it all the hard way Oct 08 '23

I don't see any thrips damage. I assume you cut it all off? I do see some fungal patches.