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Posted 1Y ago by @Hugbug

The leaves look like theyre eaten, is this a sign of pest...

Hello, i am very new to plants and got this one from my bf’s mom and the leaves look like they are eaten. i have a few other plants and im really scared of pests so i searched online and a lot of others had the same thing? I am just double checking since i couldnt find much. Thank you in advance! Edit: there is also some browning on the bigger leaf.
Athena
Athena
Flame Violet
1ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
@GingaB
Codi
1486 XP
1Y ago
@GingaB
Isolate it from your other plants to keep possible pests from spreading to them. Try spraying/misting the leaves with dawn mixed in water. You can also find some decent pest sprays at your local nurseries or amazon.
@Hugbug
Beau
215 XP
1Y ago
@Hugbug
@GingaB tysm for the help! Do you have any recommendations for peat sprays on amazon? I only have soaps without chemicals so im assuming that wont work with this?
@GingaB
Codi
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1Y ago
@GingaB
@Hugbug
@Araceae
HelpIwantmoreplants
30848 XP
1Y ago
@Araceae
I don't really see any signs of pests. If anything, it looks more like a humidity issue. Humidifier will help with that, but you can also put it in a cloche
@Hugbug
Beau
215 XP
1Y ago
@Hugbug
@Araceae ty for the help! I haven’t seen any bugs in the soil or on the leaves so maybe youre right! I will see if i can get a cloche for it and hopefully it wil be happier:)
@Hugbug
Beau
215 XP
1Y ago
@Hugbug
@Araceae would it hurt the plant if i treated it for pests to be sure?
@Araceae
HelpIwantmoreplants
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1Y ago
@Araceae
@Hugbug if you want to get one that's preventative, not those that treat directly. And use organic pesticides, god knows what they use in chemical ones
@Hugbug
Beau
215 XP
1Y ago
@Hugbug
@Araceae yes ive already looked into neem oil bc i dont want to use any chemicals if not needed (i just didnt know there were organic pesticides until yesterday hihi)
@Araceae
HelpIwantmoreplants
30848 XP
1Y ago
@Araceae
@Hugbug technically neem oil can be considered organic [so long as they don't use chemicals to process it]. Neem oil comes from the neem tree after all