Plants & pests go hand in hand. Chances are that if you have plants, they’re going to get some sort of infestation at 1 time or another. Up 1st are aphids & mealybugs.

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There are so many different insects which are specific to certain plants and/or regions. I’m going to cover the common ones that I’ve seen most often infest plants, both as houseplants & in the garden.

Both aphids and mealybugs are soft-bodied, sucking insects. They slowly suck the sap out of a plant which over time weakens it, stunts the growth and deforms the flower. You can liken sap in plants to blood in animals. The sap contains sugar which the insects love but can’t fully ingest and it oozes out on the plant.

You might also notice a black mold-like substance appearing on the leaves. This is actually a fungus which grows on the sugar. It can ultimately damage the plant too. Ants flock to an infested plant – they’re after the sugar too. But once the pests are gone, the ants will go too.

I’m starting with aphids because they seem to appear out of nowhere in the spring. 1 day you can see 5 of them & 5 days later there seem to be 500. They come in a variety of colors including green, orange, black, brown, white, gray & even pinkish.

Mealybugs move slower than aphids. They can be found on every part of the plant, even the roots. They especially love to hang out in the nodes and are a common pest of houseplants.

If you see something which looks like white cotton on your plants, then it’s mealybugs. That’s the white trail that they leave behind. Growing up in New England we had a 3′ Jade Plant growing in our greenhouse. It would get mealybugs & I would dab them off with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol and water. I must’ve really loved that plant!

Hopefully, your plants never get aphids or mealybugs but if they do, you can now identify them & take action.

Next up in the plant pest series: spider mites & whiteflies.

Happy (pest free) gardening & thanks for stopping by,
Nell

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