mealybugs on Pothos Manjula
Quick answer
If your Pothos Manjula has mealybugs, the most likely cause is: Mealybugs occasionally infest pothos (Epipremnum aureum, the species pothos manjula belongs to), which is normally a remarkably pest-free plant, but when they do show up they appear as white, cottony masses on stems or leaf undersides where they feed on plant sap. Pothos manjula's dense, variegated foliage offers plenty of leaf joints and stem crevices where the insects can settle unnoticed.
Start here:
- 1. Remove mealybugs by dabbing each white, cottony mass with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol, taking care to reach into the leaf joints where the insects hide.
- 2. If the infestation is widespread, repeat the alcohol treatment after 1 week and isolate the plant from nearby houseplants until no new cottony masses appear.
Why Pothos Manjula gets mealybugs
pothos manjula
Mealybugs occasionally infest pothos (Epipremnum aureum, the species pothos manjula belongs to), which is normally a remarkably pest-free plant, but when they do show up they appear as white, cottony masses on stems or leaf undersides where they feed on plant sap. Pothos manjula's dense, variegated foliage offers plenty of leaf joints and stem crevices where the insects can settle unnoticed.
How to reverse mealybugs on Pothos Manjula
- 1
Remove mealybugs by dabbing each white, cottony mass with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol, taking care to reach into the leaf joints where the insects hide.
- 2
If the infestation is widespread, repeat the alcohol treatment after 1 week and isolate the plant from nearby houseplants until no new cottony masses appear.
Keep mealybugs off this Pothos Manjula
Inspect new plants and any pothos manjula that has spent time outdoors before bringing them back indoors; wipe the leaves periodically so cottony masses are noticed early; and keep the plant in good light with steady airflow so a small population cannot establish.