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leaf irregularity - what happened?

18 years ago

I was heartbroken to find my little adora dying from the growing tip. then I was just angry when I noticed the same bizarre leaf growth on a handful of my other brugmansias.

what does this kind of irregularity look like to you guys?




(note the sharply curled leaves)

could it maybe be cold damage? the nights have gotten pretty nippy here lately.

Ria

Comments (16)

  • 18 years ago

    Ria,
    Im no expert but it looks to me like it could be mites.
    I have some that are doing the same thing, I ordered some
    Forbid, hoping it gets here soon.
    Best wishes,
    Karen

  • 18 years ago

    Looks like broad mites to me. I will try to find you the thread about broadmite damage and post a link.
    Shawn

  • 18 years ago

    Heres the link

    Here is a link that might be useful: broad mite damage

  • 18 years ago

    Here is another thread where the same person shows his brugs recovering after being sprayed with miticide.
    BTW did you have the one that looked kind of like it might have mosaic, and how is it doing now?
    Shawn

  • 18 years ago

    ugh, lovely...

    yeah, the mosaic plant was me too. brenda from seed sprout told me it was probably a deficiency, but the leaves are still coming in the same way a month later. don't know what to do.

    Ria

  • 18 years ago

    Ria, I have dial up, so I only opened the second pic (took 5 min. LOL ) That is broad mites for sure. Use Forbid or Avid. I didn't open the other pics.

  • 18 years ago

    I'm really wary of the commercial pesticides because I have a fishpond right next to the brugs on my deck. also, almost $300 for a bottle? holy ____! that is COMPLETELY, inexcusably absurd! is it made of liquid money or something?

    I'm gonna have to chalk this one up to seed sprout too. I didn't have a single problem with these until a couple weeks ago. that order turns out to have been a disastrous mistake on my part.

    there HAS to be some other way to get rid of these horrible things, hasn't there? I'm mildly panicked now!

    Ria

    p.s. ROFL edna, sorry about the image size XD

  • 18 years ago

    absolutely broad mites, from one who had it on 70 brugs this winter.

    As for your other? again, it is diseased and needs to be thrown out or isolated, sorry you have Mosaic. You and everyone else is in denial ~ sorry to be so brash Ria. Believe it or not just trying to help, but it falls on deaf ears it seams... Guess noone believes me. Who am I to saay!!! Pfftt.

  • 18 years ago

    Ria,
    Shawn posted a link to Ebay a few post back and there is
    someone selling forbid in a small vial for $15.00 it is
    supposed to make 8-10 gallons, I ordered some from him also
    but I hav`nt recieved it yet, at least thats more
    affordable.
    Karen

  • 18 years ago

    posting a thread re: the guy selling Forbid on EBay..I wonder. Ria I just found some of mine are exactly the same way as yours..dang it. I am going to try a nicotine spray..anyone ever use it?

  • 18 years ago

    Ask Jim from Texas. He is an expert on Broad mites. Nicotine or other home concoctions will not work. These guys are resistant to most products. you need:
    Forbid or
    Avid

  • 18 years ago

    Karen how long ago did you order? Mine arrived in about a week.
    Shawn

  • 18 years ago

    Boy oh boy I have been reading up on this all day now. It is scary. I really really do not want to use anything. Last time I did, I killed all my houseplants. I do have 2 brugs that have never grown nicely. They got here like that and no matter what I do, they grow out the same. So far I blamed it on the heat. I guess I have to tike my blindfolds off now.
    Very informative ...thanks

  • 18 years ago

    I have what appears to be a broad mite infestation on some brugs and a few other plants. I sprayed with Forbid before I left. Hopefully they will be gone by the time I get back home assuming that my plants aren't dead from neglect.
    Karyn

  • 18 years ago

    Ok, now I"m worried. I haven't noticed anything on mine but I'm blind as a bat anyway. I best be looking to see if any of my brugs look sick.

    Thanks for the heads up everyone!
    Marian

  • 18 years ago

    Shawn, I ordered on July 31st and did`nt receive anything
    so I emailed him and, well to make a long story short he
    mailed out another vial today and is going to check with
    the PO. to see what happened to the first vial.
    Did you remove alot of the leaves before spraying?
    Karen