English ivy ( Hedera coil ) is a repeated vine noted for its lush , three - lobed leaves . A native of Europe , the flora is normally mature as an outdoor climbing vine for garden structures , topiary and as an indoor ornamental . Like other garden plants , English ivy is susceptible to a legion of harmful glitch plague .

Types

bleak vine weevils , mite , mealy bugs , common ivy aphids and scale are all known to eat on English ivy , according to Fine horticulture . Black vine weevil seem as either half - black , armored beetle or as soft , white larvae . The larvae of the black vine weevil penetrates into the soil and feeds on the origin of the plant . Mites and aphid , tiny and unmanageable to spy , often run on new leafage . mealy bug are ellipse hemipteron that have a cottonlike appearing when aggroup together on the plant . Scale resembles a rough chocolate-brown or white hide .

Symptoms

Symptoms of a pest infection range , depending on the bug . wilt , yellowing leaves that fall untimely may be the result of a black-market vine weevil plan of attack . inglorious , powdery mold ( often referred to as " mordant sooty mould " ) is often the termination of aphids , which suck up moisture to the foliage and exit it fester . Indoor industrial plant that have a series of tiny , sensationalistic pane may be infested with soupcon . Mites may also leave thin white webs on the plant .

Other Causes

Some fungal or bacterium disease may superficially resemble a microbe infestation . Bacterial leaf spot have a stippling of discolored dots on the plant ’s leaves , as does powdery mildew , according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , or CAES . Check for insect or larvae first before address a plant with insect powder . An ivy flora that ’s wilting or dropping leaves may be damage from a harsh winter frost or you but may not be watering the vine enough during summertime droughts .

Treatment

Insecticidal theme drenches are an effective way of life to battle many outside Hedera helix bugs . A commercial insect powder is mixed with water as per instructions and left to seep into the dirt where common ivy is growing . Always follow the education exactly and use the compulsory dose , CAES warns . star sign plants afflicted with tinge or mealybugs can be take in out of doors and wash with a direct stream of water . You may wish well to remove intemperately infect leaves . Take extra forethought when applying insecticide to indoor plants and always do so in a well ventilated area .

Prevention

The good defense against bug infestation is to have a sound plant . works that are sickly or stressed are more likely to draw in bugs than healthy works . Mites are less likely to round business firm plants when the ivy is in a humid environment , CAES suppose . you could increase humidity by placing a tray of shallow weewee and rocks until the industrial plant container . The rocks will hold back the plant above the water while the water steam and get up to provide extra humidity to the ivy .

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