scale on Scindapsus Treubii
Quick answer
If your Scindapsus Treubii has scale, the most likely cause is: Scale insects are an armored sap-sucking pest that affects Scindapsus foliage plants; the genus-level pest profile for Scindapsus pictus in the standard indoor-plant reference names scale insects alongside mealy bugs, spider mites, and gray mold, so the same scale pressure applies to Scindapsus treubii grown as an indoor climbing foliage plant.
Start here:
- 1. Wipe affected stems and the undersides of leaves with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water to dislodge the armored bumps and the sticky honeydew that often sits beneath them.
- 2. Follow up with a neem oil spray made from 1 tsp. (6ml) castile soap and 4 tsps. (24ml) neem oil in a 3 oz. (1 L) spray bottle of warm water, applied under leaves and along stems once a week until no new scales appear.
Why Scindapsus Treubii gets scale
Scindapsus treubii
Scale insects are an armored sap-sucking pest that affects Scindapsus foliage plants; the genus-level pest profile for Scindapsus pictus in the standard indoor-plant reference names scale insects alongside mealy bugs, spider mites, and gray mold, so the same scale pressure applies to Scindapsus treubii grown as an indoor climbing foliage plant.
How to reverse scale on Scindapsus Treubii
- 1
Wipe affected stems and the undersides of leaves with a soft cloth dipped in warm soapy water to dislodge the armored bumps and the sticky honeydew that often sits beneath them.
- 2
Follow up with a neem oil spray made from 1 tsp. (6ml) castile soap and 4 tsps. (24ml) neem oil in a 3 oz. (1 L) spray bottle of warm water, applied under leaves and along stems once a week until no new scales appear.
Keep scale off this Scindapsus Treubii
Inspect new plants carefully and isolate them for a few weeks before introducing them to the rest of the collection; check stems and leaf undersides regularly for the first small brown bumps.