sooty mold on plant

Can you recommend a treatment to get rid of sooty mold on an ivy plant? Our large ivy divider, which is attached to a Californian brick wall, has a covering of black sooty mold on the leaves and on branches. I suspect that it is some type of aphid. Can you suggest what treatment/spray I should apply? I have two types of ivy. The problem started on the variegated ivy and I would like to eradicate the problem before it spreads further to other ivy plants on the wall.

Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "sooty mold on plant"

#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 04/25/2016 @ 1:31 pm

Neem oil is an effective treatment for both the pest problem and fungus. For more information on aphids, sooty mold and neem oil, please visit the following links:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/homemade-aphid-control.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/how-to-get-rid-of-sooty-mold.htm ^[2]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm ^[3]

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/can-you-recommend-a-treatment-to-get-rid-of-sooty-mould-on-an-ivy-plant/

URLs in this post:

[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/homemade-aphid-control.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/homemade-aphid-control.htm

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/how-to-get-rid-of-sooty-mold.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/how-to-get-rid-of-sooty-mold.htm

[3] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/