What's eating my peperomia caperata 'burgundy'?

Peperomia caperata 'Burgundy' has the same deeply corrugated, ridged leaves as other caperata cultivars, making it an ideal shelter for mealybugs. Thrips can rasp the rippled surface. Mealybugs are by far the worst threat — their waxy protection makes them harder to reach inside the deep leaf furrows.

White cottony clusters lodged deep in leaf ridges and at stem bases, often invisible until heavy Use a fine-tipped brush or cotton swab with 70% isopropyl alcohol to treat ridges; apply neem oil spray weekly for a month

Silver streaking and scarring across the textured burgundy leaf surface; distorted new leaves Remove badly affected leaves; spray with spinosad or insecticidal soap on a 5-day schedule for three rounds

Root damage from larvae in wet compost; adults visible hovering around soil surface Reduce watering; top-dress with horticultural grit; treat compost with Steinernema feltiae nematodes or Bti drench