What's eating my caladium 'florida sweetheart'?

Caladium 'Florida Sweetheart' is vulnerable to spider mites indoors and, when grown as a summer patio plant, to aphids and caterpillars outdoors. The compact, heart-shaped leaves can be reduced to tatters by slugs if kept in a shaded, moist outdoor bed. Inspect both leaf surfaces at every watering.

Fine stippling and bronzing on leaf surface; webbing on undersides; leaves drop early if severe Raise humidity, rinse foliage, and treat with insecticidal soap or neem oil weekly until clear

Clusters of green or black soft insects on new shoots; curled or distorted leaf tips and sticky deposits Wash off with water or apply insecticidal soap spray; introduce ladybugs outdoors as a biological control

Irregular holes in leaves with silvery slime trails, worst on plants in shaded, moist outdoor spots Apply iron phosphate slug pellets (pet-safe) around the base; remove mulch debris where slugs shelter