How to Identify and Control 5 Camellia Pests

24.08.2023 - 16:53 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren

How to Identify and Control 5 Camellia Pests

If you’re dealing with a camellia problem, it probably won’t help you to know that camellias are generally untroubled by pests.

But take that as consolation if you do have unwelcome visitors – you’ll likely be able to troubleshoot the cause and return your plant to good health.

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You can largely avoid every single pest on this list by doing your best to maintain your plant’s health.

That means watering and fertilizing appropriately, and doing routine maintenance, all of which we lay out in our guide to growing camellias.

Pests don’t usually target healthy plants, but if they do, they rarely do enough damage to cause a serious problem.

Instead, pests tend to look for weakened plants, maybe one that is over- or under-watered, or one that was broken in an ice storm. Maybe your camellia has some underlying disease you haven’t diagnosed.

So, if you’re seeing evidence of pests, we need to be sure that not only are we addressing the pest issue, but giving the camellia a good once-over as well to make sure it’s otherwise as healthy as possible.

With all that out of the way, let’s get into the nitty-gritty details. Here are the common camellia pests we’ll be going over:

We’re going to start with one of the most common garden pests out there and one that most of us have probably encountered before at some point. Ready?

Ah, aphids. Are there any plants that they won’t make a meal out of?

Black citrus (Toxoptera citricida), green peach (Myzus persicae), and melon aphids (Aphis gossypii) are the most common species found on camellias, but you might see other species as