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is this spidermite damage?

17 years ago

I wish it was a better pic. The leaves are turning yellow also. Thanks for any help. Donna

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Comments (9)

  • 17 years ago

    It look like it is to me, you can see the mites if
    you look hard, also do you see any webbing!
    Susan

  • 17 years ago

    Hard to tell from the pic if that is mites on the leaves or spots. Can you get another pic a little farther away but with better focus? You can then enlarge it to zoom in without the fuzzy distortion.

  • 17 years ago

    I will try again in the morning. Don't see any webbing. Here is another taken today. I don't know why the coloring is so bad. I will still try to get another tomorrow. Thanks, Donna
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  • 17 years ago

    Are the leaves brown or green or is it just the camera? Are all the leaves like that or just a few? Get a magnifying glass & you might be able to see something moving around. I have a jeweler's 40X loupe just to look at plant pests (pretty cheap on ebay). A good strong spray of plain old water on tops & bottoms of leaves will knock a lot of them off & keep their numbers down if you do it often enough. I use pesticide a last resort, I like to give the good bugs a chance first.

    Linda

  • 17 years ago

    I hope this is better. If it is spidermites, how can that be? It has poured over and over for over a month. I am lucky I have anything left. A constant battle with the slugs. I was reading that spidermites appear when it's dry.
    A grown woman and I feel like having a full blown temper tantrum. Woke up this morning because the rain was coming down so hard. The water in the street was over the sidewalk for God sakes. When will this end?
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  • 17 years ago

    Hi Donann I will leave it for the experts but wanted to let you know you are not alone...57 here with 75 percent humidity and it is July 1st..Geezz us northerners cant get a break... I have built a fire to keep warm...lol :)

  • 17 years ago

    I don't know if its mites or not but some of mine look exactly like that. I figured it was from watering too late when its hot and the sun burning them where the water droplets are at. Thats a much better pic. Hopefully someone who knows more can tell you. I just cut off a bunch of my leaves this evening that looked the same way but the new growth looks healthy. I would just cut all the bad leaves off and see what happens.

  • 17 years ago

    What that is don't know, not being familar with Fungus or Insects from Maine. With Spider Mite damage the leaf has
    a white stippled look to it.Webs appear in extreme cases.
    Looks like some snail or slug damage on you leaves also.
    That does show some signs of being a fungal problem.First remove the infected leaves then put the plant in
    a location where it does not get water on the leaves for
    several weeks.See if that does not clear up your problem.
    Art

  • 17 years ago

    I thought dry was what mites liked too but I found a full-fledged infestation on Cherub and we've been very rainy too. Serious spraydown with neem oil!