What's eating my chirita micromusa?

Chirita micromusa is a miniature indoor gesneriad with small, rounded hairy leaves and diminutive yellow flowers. Its compact, crowded growth makes it particularly attractive to mealybugs. Spider mites are a secondary threat in dry conditions, and fungus gnats emerge when the small pot retains too much moisture.

White waxy tufts in the tight leaf rosette and at stem bases; honeydew; leaves distort and yellow. Carefully remove colonies with an alcohol-dipped cotton swab; apply dilute neem oil spray weekly, working into the crowded rosette.

Stippled, faded leaf surfaces and fine webbing; worse in heated rooms with low humidity. Raise humidity; spray insecticidal soap or neem oil on undersides every 5-7 days until mites are eliminated.

Root damage from larvae in wet compost; adults hovering around soil surface. Allow soil to partially dry between waterings; use yellow sticky traps; apply Bti drench to remove larvae.