What's eating my peperomia caperata 'suzanne'?

Peperomia caperata 'Suzanne' is an indoor ripple-leaf peperomia. Its deeply textured foliage creates hiding spots for mealybugs, making them the top threat. Spider mites attack in dry air, and fungus gnats exploit soggy potting mix. Thrips occasionally mark the silvery leaf surfaces. Inspection should focus on the ridges and crevices of the corrugated leaves.

White waxy tufts lodged in the folds and ridges of leaves; honeydew and stunted growth. Apply alcohol with a fine brush into leaf crevices; follow with neem oil spray. Repeat every 7 days for three rounds.

Pale stippling across the raised leaf ridges; fine webbing and bronzing in dry indoor conditions. Increase humidity; spray all leaf surfaces with insecticidal soap, paying attention to undersides and crevices.

Larvae in the potting mix damage fine roots; adults fly around the soil surface. Allow compost to dry between waterings; use yellow sticky traps; drench soil with Bti solution.

Silver-grey streaks or scars on leaves where thrips have rasped the tissue; black frass spots. Remove heavily damaged leaves; spray with insecticidal soap or spinosad solution; repeat every 5 days for three cycles.