Hello everyone!
I was watering my monstera when I noticed this bug in it. I think there was only one or two. Should I be worried? #GregGang #Greggers #Monstera #PestControl pestsAndPlants">#pestsAndPlants #PlantAddict #TheThread
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@MalagueΓ±a monsteras can be prone to that kind of drying and browning in places where a new leaf has grown through the thin flap of tissue (sheath) over the petioleβ¦ the petiolar sheath helps protect the tender baby leaf while itβs developing and emerging, but once it grows out and the new stem grows thicker it rips the sheath and it starts to dry up. Below is a pic of my 1YO monstera Burle Marx Flameβs dried petiolar sheaths; as the plant matures grows bigger stems, the petiolar sheaths look progressively more busted up. OPβs photo looks like it could be a combo of dried sheath and additional damage from being bent down and having some partial severing of the tissues where they attach to the node. Itβs still entirely possible that bug is a pest munching through the monstera, it just seems equally probable that itβs a combo of normal drying + a little damage
@smushface I was wondering about that! Thank you.