What's eating my begonia 'cracklin' rosie'?

Begonia 'Cracklin' Rosie' is a hybrid cane begonia with ruffled, metallic-sheen foliage grown indoors. Mealybugs are the most consistent threat, particularly along the ruffled leaf margins where they are harder to spot. Spider mites can flare on the ornate foliage in heated interiors during winter when humidity drops.

White cottony fluff in leaf margin ruffles, petiole joints, and along canes; sooty mold follows Use a fine-tipped cotton swab dipped in alcohol to reach ruffled edges; spray with neem oil weekly

Loss of metallic leaf sheen; pale stippling and very fine webbing on the underside of leaves Increase indoor humidity above 50%, mist leaves, apply insecticidal soap or neem oil every 7 days

Soft insects clustering on tender new growth tips and flower stems; distorted emerging leaves Pinch off affected tips; apply insecticidal soap spray or neem oil, covering new growth thoroughly