What's eating my villena's velvet anthurium?

Anthurium villenaorum's velvet-textured foliage is highly attractive to spider mites, which cause distinctive pale scarring on the dark surface. Mealybugs shelter in the dense cataphyll sheaths. Thrips damage to new leaves is particularly disfiguring on this rare collector plant. Consistent high humidity is your single most effective preventive measure.

Pale, silvery stippling on the dark velvety leaf surface — damage is highly visible; webbing on undersides Maintain humidity above 65%; mist regularly; spray with neem oil or insecticidal soap every 7 days for at least 4 weeks

White cottony colonies inside cataphyll sheaths, at petiole bases, and in the growing tip; sticky honeydew Carefully expose and swab colonies with isopropyl alcohol; spray with insecticidal soap; repeat weekly and inspect the crown carefully

Silver-streak scars across new velvet leaves; deformed unfurling leaves; dark frass specks on surface Apply spinosad or insecticidal soap every 5 days; use blue sticky traps; remove and dispose of badly scarred leaves promptly