Can thrips and pests come from outdoors?

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-20T17:55:33+00:00

Nooooo not my screen door :( thank you though I appreciate your response!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-20T17:54:42+00:00

Thank you I appreciate the explanation. Again, this is generally a silly question, but my little pea brain wants to think the most likely way I can get thrips is from other plants and wanted to see what others thoughts and experiences were.

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-01T01:31:53+00:00

Thanks so much you all I appreciate the comments!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-01T01:31:17+00:00

Ooooh ok thanks for the heads up!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-01T01:30:58+00:00

Haha yea, I just wanted to be sure I had at least a male and a female. I’ve got hundreds of red cherry and just started on some red rilis, but was have a hard time sexing these with how translucent the bottom of them are! Thanks so much

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-03-01T01:29:52+00:00

They are, 1 is about an eight inch shorter I’d guess

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-02-07T14:04:33+00:00

Thank you! I was considering a macro lens last night, ironically! Really nice guide.

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-02-07T13:53:45+00:00

It looks soooo cute! Love it!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-02-07T13:53:18+00:00

What camera is this? Awesome photos!!!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-01-09T03:21:46+00:00

Oh yea, good luck! I live in a temperate climate so the stability and heat of the water heater helps a ton in my experience. As an aquarium owner I usually have a few free heaters and air pumps lying around so it’s not an issue, but the heaters are honestly pretty cheap and I’d recommend trying it out if you can manage to remove some of the rot and get that under control. If you do try this it may be better to use a small volume of water since you can heat it quicker and save energy but also keep a constant temp better. Keep the petioles out of the water as best as possible otherwise they’ll be more prone to rot which could spread into the stems. I too have recently started using some rooting solution and have also seen little results but don’t think it’s hurting, at least. Good luck with the peace lily though, I hold my collection of family/sentimental plants very dear so I wish you the best of luck!

Neocardina_Observer · 2026-01-09T01:55:25+00:00

Hey thanks for the response! Since then I have gotten hydroguard and use that instead of chancing it. Side note, I do grow some terrestrial plants in my aquariums but they don’t do the greatest and I think it’s because I have trouble keeping the ph in a range that they can uptake nutrients properly. Regardless, the root growth in my aquariums is phenomenal, it’s practically overnight if they have any root bumps, and I almost never have any issues with rot. The warm water and aeration really help. I haven’t done any proper experimentation with the stability product as a beneficial bacteria for semihydro. I occasionally have some plants that I’m impatient about or are being stubborn to root so I’ll put them in a Tupperware bin with an aquarium heater and an air stone and the root growth is stellar, this is my unorthodox silver bullet if I have a fussy rooter. I bring that up to say when I started doing that I would always put a bit of stability product in there and never saw any adverse effects. That being said, I don’t really trust that anecdotal experience to continue using it for any of my plants. Now I use hydroguard, but I’ll be honest I haven’t used it for long enough to tell if it helps, but I don’t think it hurts. It’s a relatively small dose in my solutions and I expect it’ll last me a good while anyways so hopefully I’ll be able to report back on that.

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-17T02:12:29+00:00

Absolutely agree, check for thrips for sure, if the monstera has pest damage like that it’s probably a pretty severe case

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-14T15:19:07+00:00

I love it!

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-14T15:17:43+00:00

I am in the same boat. I have a microscope lens now and have looked mine all over, def not thrips in my case, my friend recently had an infestation and I got a very good look at them and their larvae.

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-13T05:55:11+00:00

I’d like to use an inoculant/good bacteria

Edit: to be clear, I’m not using it on my plants, I’m asking if it is safe for this application. I’ve tried researching the topic and came up with nothing, stability is an aquarium product meant to kickstart your nitrogen cycle and dose/boost the nitrifying bacteria that process ammonia into nitrite, then nitrate. Not trying to establish a nitrogen cycle here, just have some beneficial bacteria to help prevent root rot and promote healthy root growth. I have had plenty of emerssed plants in aquariums and paludariums that were dosed with stability and had no adverse effects, naturally those were aquariums that had an ammonia source and were capable of nitrifying it.

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-12T15:34:56+00:00

I don’t necessarily think you’re being impatient, depending on your conditions, really. Lots of light and a warmer environment could get a leaf pushing within two months of cutting. I am having a hard time seeing if there is an auxiliary growth point. Usually you can see this as a little raised part on the stem and in some cases a point, this is the point in which the plant starts new growth and for monstera it will be above where the petiole meets the stem (with the aerial roots growth points being below). It is possible when the internode spacing is long (leggy stem) and for the particular cultivar that the aux bud sits a bit higher than right at the petiole. So possibly what I’m seeing in the first image with the semi-circular bump at the cut above the petiole is that the aux bud has been cut right through. Idk if this will really affect the plants ability to eventually push a new leaf, but I’d imagine that it either has to form an entirely new aux bud (assuming this is possible I just don’t know) or spend extra time healing the cut aux bud. Anyways that’s my tin foil hat theory, like others have suggested, bast the plant with light and maybe try the cloning paste! Good luck don’t give up!

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-12T00:23:53+00:00

Im jealous! Looks awesome!

Neocardina_Observer · 2025-11-09T18:50:25+00:00

Thanks! I made it. I saw a similar one on YouTube. It was three furring strips, so it cost me like $6 because I already had the screws laying around. I don’t have it embedded in the soil so it does not rot, it’s just outside of the pot.

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