What S Eating My Rubber Tree

If your plant is outdoors find a way to create shade.

What s eating my rubber tree.

Not every pest is controllable however. Step 1 provide your rubber tree plant with stable light. Plus they are somewhat easy to take care of purify the air and are so unique especially their giant fleshy leaves and pink underbelly. Active 2 years 8 months ago.

Do not attempt to burn tents while they are on trees. Early signs of a mealybug infestation include drooping or dry looking leaves and the appearance of cotton like masses along leaf attachment sites and on the undersides of the leaves. The caterpillars are pale yellow to cream colored with dense hairs covering their entire body. For instance the fig tree borer lays its eggs near the base of a branch and then the resulting larvae hatch and tunnel into the tree.

Do not leave egg masses on the ground. Mealybugs are white waxy insects that sometimes colonize the undersides of rubber tree leaves. My cats won t touch or eat them at all which is why i began to take a liking to them. Rubber tree ficus elastica is an impressive plant with huge shiny leaves but this cold sensitive plant survives outdoors only in very warm climates for this reason it is usually grown indoors.

There are several plans of attack when treating bugs on figs. Although not 100 pet safe rubber trees have become one of my favorite houseplants. Healthy trees generally withstand. Manual control on individual trees includes hand removal of egg masses inhabited tents and pupa and installation of sticky tree wraps on trunks to capture caterpillars as they move up and down trees.

Once the larvae are in the tree control is extremely difficult. Spray for leaf eaters on trees. With some general rubber tree plant know how and a few common garden materials you can help prevent further leaf loss and reclaim the health of your plant. A tuft of darker hairs arise a bit behind a reddish brown head.

Previously described as the rubber tree caterpillar since they are specifically a pest of ficus species this year they seem to be particularly destructive. Their milky sap was formerly used as a source of rubber although. Rubber tree plants need a lot of sunlight but not direct sunlight. Rubber tree plants ficus elastica are named for their original use and not because they are pliable.

Ask question asked 2 years 9 months ago. Ragged chewed and notched leaves are a telltale sign that leaf eating insects are using your trees as a five course meal. I don t know what s caused this but the second image of the back side of the leaf almost looks like deposits it might just be the reverse side of damage from something grazing the surface on the top side but i d be. Drop them in a container of detergent.

Although healthy rubber tree plants tend to be pest resistant they can be infested by several sap sucking pests.