Hibiscus: HELP! What's killing my plants???, 0 by cleo85100

cleo85100 wrote:
Hi,
I'm new to Dave's Garden and the forum and hope not to be to dumb since I'm only a self educated amateur with some experiences living and gardening for 10 years on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico's Caribbean coast.
But keep in mine it is just my experiences and common knowing in our area.
I agree with MerryMary. A combo spray would be the most helpful. It looks like one of two problems we fight here in the tropics for years. Some say it were brought in with grass seats used for the golf places.
1. It's a fungus brought in by ants. It is said that the ant transport the fungus from plant to plant. So you should watch other Hibiscus in your garden. Often there is a black fuzzy spot right on the steam of the leaf. I'll post a photo soon I find an infected leaf.
2. It's some kind of spider mite [?] or another very small insect [see picture]
In both cases the leafs turn yellow, and somehow crippled. Sometimes showing spots were the moister seams to be missing. I don't know what a part ants have in it. But in our experiences ants in the gardens are always a thread.
Hope that helps.
Heidi