What's eating my white tiger jaws?

White Tiger Jaws is a compact South African succulent vulnerable indoors to mealybugs lodging between its toothed leaf margins and to root mealybugs in the growing medium. Spider mites can appear in hot, dry indoor air. Its fleshy, interlocking leaves create hiding spots that make early detection challenging.

White cottony clusters nestled between the toothed leaf margins or at the stem base Dab each colony with a 70% isopropyl alcohol swab; spray the whole plant with diluted neem oil; repeat for 3–4 weeks

Plant shrivels and fails to respond normally to watering; white waxy threads visible on roots when unpotted Remove from pot, wash off all old soil, soak roots briefly in insecticidal soap, dry and repot in fresh gritty mix

Faint speckling or silvering on leaf surfaces; fine webbing in very dry indoor conditions in summer Raise humidity slightly, wipe leaves with a damp cloth, apply neem oil or insecticidal soap spray; repeat weekly