mealybugs on Syngonium Podophyllum
Quick answer
If your Syngonium Podophyllum has mealybugs, the most likely cause is: Mealybugs are listed in the Syngonium podophyllum (Arrowhead Vine; Nephthytis) encyclopedia entry as a documented pest, with the white cottony insects colonizing the leaf axils where the petiole meets the stem and sucking sap from new growth.
Start here:
- 1. Dab individual cottony mealybug tufts with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol diluted 3:1 with water, which dissolves their waxy coating without burning the leaf.
- 2. Spray the entire plant - including leaf axils, stem joints, and the underside of leaves - with insecticidal soap, repeating on a weekly basis until no fresh cottony clusters reappear.
Why Syngonium Podophyllum gets mealybugs
syngonium podophyllum
Mealybugs are listed in the Syngonium podophyllum (Arrowhead Vine; Nephthytis) encyclopedia entry as a documented pest, with the white cottony insects colonizing the leaf axils where the petiole meets the stem and sucking sap from new growth.
How to reverse mealybugs on Syngonium Podophyllum
- 1
Dab individual cottony mealybug tufts with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol diluted 3:1 with water, which dissolves their waxy coating without burning the leaf.
- 2
Spray the entire plant - including leaf axils, stem joints, and the underside of leaves - with insecticidal soap, repeating on a weekly basis until no fresh cottony clusters reappear.
Keep mealybugs off this Syngonium Podophyllum
Inspect new Syngonium podophyllum plants and the leaf axils of existing ones on a routine basis under a hand lens for early cottony masses, isolate newly purchased plants for a quarantine period before introducing them to other houseplants, and remove any infested foliage before the colony spreads.