What's eating my cebu blue pothos?

Cebu Blue Pothos shares the pest profile of all pothos varieties. Mealybugs are the most persistent threat, hiding in the nodes of its distinctive blue-green leaves. Spider mites appear in dry air, scale colonises the vines, and thrips scar the silvery foliage. Vigorous, fast-growing plants generally shrug off light infestations.

White waxy clusters at stem nodes and leaf axils; sticky honeydew; leaves yellow and plant slows Remove with an alcohol-dipped cotton swab at each node; treat the whole vine with insecticidal soap or neem oil

Pale stippling across the blue-green leaf surface; fine webbing in dry conditions Increase humidity, rinse the plant in the shower, and apply neem oil or miticide every 7 days

Hard brown bumps on stems and midribs; reduced vigour and sticky deposits Scrape off with a soft brush; wipe with horticultural oil or a soapy water solution

Silvery streaks or tiny scars on leaf surfaces; distorted new leaves; dark frass spots Spray with insecticidal soap or spinosad; remove badly damaged leaves; use blue sticky traps nearby