Yeah, it’s not going to do anything. Just be careful when you do – sometimes there’s another leaf growing underneath

Check for obvious culprits first: do you have a cat, dog, or rabbit? Most teeny plant pests don’t so much eat the leaf as suck the juice out, so the leaves go crispy and sad, rather than disappearing altogether. It could be a caterpillar or slug though – you can stick some copper tape around the pot which should deter slugs and snails.

Yeah, this happened to me, but with a Calathea – I think it’s due to excess humidity, and there’s not a lot you can do about it (as far as I’m aware) bar being very precious about your watering schedule

Yeah, thrips love new growth. If the thrips are gone then it should regrow. It’s up to you whether you prune it – the leaves won’t recover, but they will still be helping the plant photosynthesise, so personally I would wait to prune until some new leaves have grown in.

I’ve noticed that monstera don’t grow at all during the colder months, so if you live somewhere in the northern hemisphere that experiences winter, don’t expect new growth until next spring. The old growth will help sustain the roots over winter.

Need advise. my thaicon juvenile is currently suffering from thrips and sad to say the unfurling leaf (was about to push our from the stem yet) has been attacked too. I only have 3 leaves left. Since all
Of them are damaged. And the largest one is where the unfurling leaf is attached. Should i prune it all? Will it regrow? I dont have any issues with the roots since the roots are in really good condition. But the thrips has enjoyed sucking my thaicon leaves :(( would love to show you the pictures.

Thanks

Not necessarily – roots often grow vertically to reach water. I bottom water mine so they often grow roots outs of the drainage hole. Take it out of the pot and check – if there are a tonne of roots and not a lot of soil repot, but it’s probably just a wayward root that you can tuck back into the soil.

Repotting and spider mites can be stressful – I had the same thing happen with my alocasia zebrina. It should come back – alocasia grow from bulbs, so they can regrow even if they lose all their leaves. Often they drop their leaves over winter and then grow back in spring.