14 pests indexed

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Pest library

14 pests

Sap-sucker

Aphids

Sticky honeydew

Clusters of small pear-shaped insects on new growth and buds, sticky residue below.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Broad & Cyclamen Mites

Too small to see, easy to misdiagnose

Distorted, curled, or brittle new growth and stunted buds, with no visible webbing or insects.

Severity

Grazer

Caterpillars

Chews fast, hides well

Ragged chewed leaf margins or holes, dark droppings (frass) on foliage below, and caterpillars matching foliage color hiding along stems.

Severity

Grazer

Earwigs

Feeds after dark

Ragged holes chewed into petals and soft leaf tissue overnight, with pincer-tailed insects found hiding in blooms or mulch by day.

Severity

Soil-dweller

Fungus Gnats

Mostly a nuisance

Tiny flies hovering near soil, larvae feeding on fine roots.

Severity

Tunneler

Leafminers

Tunnels invisible until late

Winding silvery or pale trails tunneled through leaf tissue, most visible on new flush growth.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Mealybugs

Slow but stubborn

Cottony white clusters in leaf joints and along stems, sticky residue below.

Severity

Soil-dweller

Root Aphids

Hides below the soil line

Slow decline and yellowing despite normal watering, with pale or tan aphid clusters visible on roots at repotting.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Scale Insects

Slow but stubborn

Dome-like brown or waxy shells fixed along stems and leaf veins, sticky residue nearby.

Severity

Grazer

Slugs and Snails

Active at night

Ragged holes chewed through leaf edges and centers, silvery slime trails on soil and foliage.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Spider Mites

Spreads fast

Dusty webbing on undersides, stippled leaves losing color.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Thrips

Scars new growth

Silvery streaks and distorted new leaves; black specks (frass) nearby.

Severity

Soil-dweller

Vine Weevil

Root damage strikes first

Notched, scalloped edges chewed into leaves overnight; wilting or sudden collapse from larvae feeding on roots below.

Severity

Sap-sucker

Whiteflies

Clouds when disturbed

Tiny white moth-like insects that flutter up in a cloud when the plant is brushed.

Severity