What's eating my taita african violet?

Saintpaulia teitensis (Taita African violet) is a critically endangered wild violet grown as a houseplant. Like cultivated African violets, it is most threatened by cyclamen mites and mealybugs. Fungus gnats infest moist potting mixes. Leaf spotting from cold water on leaves is common but not pest-related.

Center leaves become stunted, hard, hairy, and inward-curling; flowers may fail to open Isolate immediately; remove badly affected leaves; treat with abamectin miticide; avoid moving infected soil or tools to other violets

White cottony patches in leaf axils and under leaves; honeydew and sooty mold; weakened plant Use isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab to remove colonies; apply neem oil solution carefully, keeping foliage as dry as possible

Larvae chew fine roots; wilting; slow growth in waterlogged compost Water from below (tray method) to keep the compost surface drier; apply Bti drench; set yellow sticky traps