Pest identification
What's eating my pseudodracontium lacourii?
Spider mites
Signs: Fine silvery stippling and webbing on leaf undersides; leaves may bronze and drop in severe infestations.
Control: Raise humidity; spray leaf undersides with neem oil or a miticide; keep plant well watered to deter mites.
Mealybugs
Signs: White waxy cottony clusters in leaf axils and at the base of the petiole; sooty mould on honeydew.
Control: Dab colonies with alcohol-soaked cotton swabs; spray with insecticidal soap; isolate from other plants.
Slugs & snails
Signs: Holes chewed in emerging leaf blades and spathe when grown outdoors; slime trails visible at dawn.
Control: Use iron-phosphate pellets around the tuber; apply coarse grit mulch; hand-pick in the evening.
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Pseudodracontium lacourii pests — FAQ
What is eating my pseudodracontium lacourii?
Pseudodracontium lacourii is a rare tropical aroid from Southeast Asia, best grown as a container specimen or in tropical garden beds. Spider mites and mealybugs are the primary indoor threats. Outdoors in tropical climates, slugs attack emerging growth and aphids colonize the peduncle. Its large tuber may attract vine weevil in containers.
How do I get rid of spider mites on pseudodracontium lacourii?
Fine silvery stippling and webbing on leaf undersides; leaves may bronze and drop in severe infestations. Raise humidity; spray leaf undersides with neem oil or a miticide; keep plant well watered to deter mites.
How do I get rid of mealybugs on pseudodracontium lacourii?
White waxy cottony clusters in leaf axils and at the base of the petiole; sooty mould on honeydew. Dab colonies with alcohol-soaked cotton swabs; spray with insecticidal soap; isolate from other plants.
How do I get rid of slugs & snails on pseudodracontium lacourii?
Holes chewed in emerging leaf blades and spathe when grown outdoors; slime trails visible at dawn. Use iron-phosphate pellets around the tuber; apply coarse grit mulch; hand-pick in the evening.