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10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago

3 weeks ago I found these greyish colored wormy things with a lot of legs. It was not eating my plant but either way I brought pot outside and held vines while dumping soil. I put ivy in water just for now but now all of my plants including succulents, Pothos, dwarf umbrella tree and a crotons Croatian. Etc etc that all have the bite marks or the leaves edges Brown. Please help. I know it's a form of a bug but what. Could it be little ants or flies or those white cotton type sayings. I'll do anything and try anything to fix and care for my beloved plants that I adore daily. See photos.

English Ivy.
Gollum hobbit

Comments (13)

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    bottom is dwarf umbrella tree other one I can't remember name.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Akerman Severe Help Needed

    Bromeliads
    only says tropical foliage

  • 10 years ago

    Last plant is a dieffenbachia.

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked eloise_ca
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    Eloise_ca thanks for identifying that tropical plant. I bought a Dracea but wasn't exactly the same. your my savior. I hate not knowing how to care for my specific plants. I have many vine type plants and I think it's baby ants that been making wholes. I have Pothos of many varieties and Swedish and an English ivy. they all have brown spots lately and I'm think achids or however they're spelt.
  • 10 years ago

    Ants do not feed on plants and aphids (I believe that's what you were shooting for) don't make holes, they suck out plant juices, usually resulting in deformation or contortion of the foliage but not brown spots. Can you post photos of any examples of the damage you are seeing on your plants? As stated previously, they look pretty darn good to me.

    And without seeing the plant in person, I would have said the last one was Chinese evergreen, Aglaonema, rather than dieffenbachia, although they are both dead easy to grow and require much the same care.

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
  • 10 years ago

    Ants don't make holes in plants and aphids don't make brown spots. As gardengal48 said, only the Ivy is a vine. All the others are tropical house plants. I suggest you ask about each plant separately over on the House Plants Forum. Try to described the perceived problem on each plant precisely and post a close up photo if possible. Like GG, I can't actually see anything much amiss with any of your plants.

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • 10 years ago


    +3...no apparent problems here, not even "severe" ones, lol!

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked wisconsitom
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    thanks to all.
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    a semi close up of a golden potho. other potho
  • 10 years ago

    The first picture is out of focus so it's not possible to see much at all. In the second photo the holes were made some time ago and I doubt that whatever made them is still at work. It could even by a physical injury such as knocking or scratching the plant. I wouldn't be concerned about them unless fresh ones start to appear.

    BTW Pothos is singular. One Pothos.

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    see pictures of same plants with issues continuing issues that I've educated myself enough that it is called blight or leaf spots or rust spots. I believe it's a mildew or fungus issue but where do I begin or start. I love these plants and can't find them wilted or torn anymore. someone help or advise me
  • 10 years ago

    Most of what you are showing in the above photos is what's called mechanical damage. It is not due to any disease or insect problem but rather just some slight abuse to the foliage through handling. Only photo 3# shows anything that could be considered an actual leaf spot but even those are often generated not by an insect or disease but by handling (inadvertent crushing) or by cultural (growing) issues.

    Please believe us when we say there is little, if anything, to be concerned about with your plants :-) No obvious signs of disease and no obvious signs of insect problems. Plant tissues are just as prone to cuts and scrapes as are humans and nothing grows perfectly undamaged all the time!!

    Akerman Flooring, LLC (NH)zn5 thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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