Dr. Phyto

Swiss cheese plant

Monstera deliciosa

Diseases & pests on this plant

• overwatering / root rot riskabiotic_overwatering_monstera

  Yellow drooping older leaves (not just one), soft black stems near the soil, soil smells sour, mushroom gnats (sciarids) flying around the pot.

• citrus mealybugPlanococcus citri

  White cottony tufts at leaf nodes, in leaf folds and at the base of petioles; sticky honeydew on leaves and below the pot; slowed growth; leaves yellowing.

• two-spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae

  Yellow stippling on upper leaf surface, fine webbing.

• bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas)Pseudomonas cichorii

  Water-soaked spots starting at leaf edges, turning black/dark brown with a yellow halo, no fungal fuzz visible, spots may have a foul smell.