Pest identification
What's eating my typhonium trilobatum?
Spider mites
Signs: Fine bronze or yellow stippling on leaves; webbing on undersides; leaves become papery in heavy infestations.
Control: Mist foliage regularly to raise humidity; wipe leaves with neem oil solution; apply miticide if severe.
Mealybugs
Signs: White waxy cottony masses in leaf axils and at petiole bases; sticky honeydew and sooty mould follow.
Control: Dab colonies with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol; spray with dilute insecticidal soap weekly.
Aphids
Signs: Curled or puckered new growth; sticky deposits on leaves; colonies on petioles and spathe peduncle.
Control: Remove by hand or jet of water; apply neem oil or insecticidal soap spray; repeat until clear.
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Typhonium trilobatum pests — FAQ
What is eating my typhonium trilobatum?
Typhonium trilobatum is a tropical aroid grown in warm gardens or as a houseplant. Indoors, spider mites and mealybugs are the main pests. Outdoors in tropical or sub-tropical settings, aphids and slugs can attack emerging growth. Its fetid spathe odor deters most larger browsers.
How do I get rid of spider mites on typhonium trilobatum?
Fine bronze or yellow stippling on leaves; webbing on undersides; leaves become papery in heavy infestations. Mist foliage regularly to raise humidity; wipe leaves with neem oil solution; apply miticide if severe.
How do I get rid of mealybugs on typhonium trilobatum?
White waxy cottony masses in leaf axils and at petiole bases; sticky honeydew and sooty mould follow. Dab colonies with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol; spray with dilute insecticidal soap weekly.
How do I get rid of aphids on typhonium trilobatum?
Curled or puckered new growth; sticky deposits on leaves; colonies on petioles and spathe peduncle. Remove by hand or jet of water; apply neem oil or insecticidal soap spray; repeat until clear.