What's eating my syngonium rayii?

Syngonium rayii is most commonly attacked by spider mites and mealybugs indoors. These pests thrive in warm, dry conditions and target the velvety, dark-green leaves. Check regularly where leaf meets stem. Early treatment with neem oil or insecticidal soap keeps infestations from spreading across your collection.

Fine webbing on undersides of leaves; stippled, silvery or bronzed leaf surfaces that look dusty Raise humidity, isolate the plant, then spray thoroughly with neem oil or insecticidal soap every 5–7 days for 3 cycles

White cottony clusters in leaf axils and along petioles; sticky honeydew and yellowing foliage Dab individual bugs with a cotton swab soaked in 70% isopropyl alcohol; follow up with neem oil spray weekly for a month

Larvae chew fine roots; adults are a nuisance; seedlings or stressed plants may wilt and yellow Allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry between waterings; use yellow sticky traps and apply Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) to drench the soil