mealybugs on Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus
Quick answer
If your Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus has mealybugs, the most likely cause is: Mealy bugs are listed among the pests and diseases that affect Scindapsus pictus in Dorte Nissen's Indoor Plant Bible, the same entry that names 'Argyraeus' as the silver-blotched, bluish-green cultivar, and these soft-bodied, cottony insects settle into the leaf axils and along the trailing stems of this climbing aroid where they pierce the tissue and drain sap.
Start here:
- 1. Wipe mealybugs off the silver-blotched leaves and trailing stems with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol, taking care to reach the leaf axils where the colonies hide, then rinse the plant with a gentle stream of water.
- 2. Spray the Scindapsus pictus 'Argyraeus' thoroughly, including under the leaves and along the stems, with an organic neem oil solution and repeat the treatment once a week until the infestation has gone, because mealy bug eggs hatch in successive waves.
Why Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus gets mealybugs
scindapsus pictus argyraeus
Mealy bugs are listed among the pests and diseases that affect Scindapsus pictus in Dorte Nissen's Indoor Plant Bible, the same entry that names 'Argyraeus' as the silver-blotched, bluish-green cultivar, and these soft-bodied, cottony insects settle into the leaf axils and along the trailing stems of this climbing aroid where they pierce the tissue and drain sap.
How to reverse mealybugs on Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus
- 1
Wipe mealybugs off the silver-blotched leaves and trailing stems with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol, taking care to reach the leaf axils where the colonies hide, then rinse the plant with a gentle stream of water.
- 2
Spray the Scindapsus pictus 'Argyraeus' thoroughly, including under the leaves and along the stems, with an organic neem oil solution and repeat the treatment once a week until the infestation has gone, because mealy bug eggs hatch in successive waves.
- 3
Quarantine the affected silver pothos away from nearby houseplants while treatment is underway so the mealy bugs do not migrate onto neighbouring foliage.
Keep mealybugs off this Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus
Inspect every new houseplant carefully before bringing it home, paying particular attention to the leaf axils and stem joints, and recheck the silver pothos at each watering because early detection is the easiest control for mealy bugs on this climbing aroid.