The Houseplant Pest ID Field Guide

Something is wrong with your plant and you cannot tell what is causing it. This 9-page PDF is the reference that answers that question before you spend money on the wrong treatment.

Eleven pests are profiled in an identical six-field format so you can compare them directly: what the adult looks like to the naked eye, what the young look like, where on the plant it hides, the marks it leaves on leaf and soil, the thing it is most often confused with, and how fast the population grows.

What is inside the 9 pages

• The three-minute inspection sweep — the four places pests actually live, in the order professional growers check them
• Fungus gnats and springtails — one damages roots, the other is harmless, and they are constantly mistaken for each other
• Spider mites — stippling, webbing and the white-paper tap test that confirms them in under a minute
• Thrips — silvery streaking, black frass specks, and the species difference that changes your whole treatment
• Mealybugs and root mealybugs — including the one that lives entirely below the soil line
• Soft scale, armoured scale and aphids — why the sticky windowsill is your first clue
• Whitefly and broad mites — how to diagnose a pest too small to see
• Six things that are not pests at all — oedema, mineral spots, guttation, sooty mould and more
• Master comparison table — all eleven pests by size, signature sign, location and treatment rhythm

Who it is for

• Anyone who has found damage but cannot name the cause
• Plant owners who want to catch an infestation early rather than after it spreads
• Collectors checking new arrivals before they join the shelf

Format

• 9-page PDF, A4, designed for both screen and print
• Instant download after purchase
• No subscription, no app, yours to keep