Ok guys, back to the umbrella plant. Iāve considered so many issues (scale, powdery mildew, sooty black mold, thrips, mealy bugs, spider mitesā¦ the app says itās a watering issue and this seems way more complex) Help/thoughts? Updated photos with better light. Symptoms: -deformed and/or shriveled leaves with black discoloration on the bottoms -white and/or brown powder coating on leaves -sap spots on leaves -warped new growth
Itās like every leaf cluster has a different problemā¦ my normal is to take home a plant, wipe leaves, neem oil, maybe systemic granules and worm castings. Havenāt done that yet in case I should hit this one with a firehose or perform an exorcism first
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āHit with fire hose Or preform an exorcism firstā. Oh that made me laugh so hard.
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Aw man your poor plant!! I inherited my science professorās umbrella tree which was infested with scale bugs and used a alcohol based hand sanitizer to clean off the leaves individually. Maybe start there and see if that improves anything? All the leaves look like they could use a hearty scrubbing.
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I would do like an INTENSE pruning, then alcohol/cotton ball the leaves you want to save. Be careful with the neem oil, Iāve had leaves disintegrate after spray them and it didnāt seem to be that effective on pests :/ If it were me, I might hose this one lol
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The plant definitely has scale and possibly powdery mildew. You will need holy water made of alcohol and the tears of a newborn! š Just alcohol to start to clean the slime left on the leaves by the scales. Scales are tenacious. They suck the sap in a slow kill method. They move like bedbugs. They can hide in the soil. Treat the leaves/branches and change the soil. Isolate the plant. Iām praying for you. This could take multiple treatments.
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