African Violets and Gesneriads: Mite damage and recovery, 1 by nannanavarro

nannanavarro wrote:
This is Mac's Southern Springtime. Let me walk you through this because I think is it a very good visual with one plant.

The yellow outer leave are what made me suspect something was wrong with this plant about a month or so ago. In addition to the yellowing leaves, the plant was very slow growing and the blossom did not last long. They drooped in about 3 or 4 days.

I applied a systemic and sprayed with neem oil. You can see the change on the next row of leaves that are mottled looking. The green is beginning to return.

Then I began using Murphy's oil soap and lysol with my fertilizer water as a preventative and you can see the new growth that is very green. There are also buds peaking under the new leaves as well. The plant is going to make it and within the year should be back to normal.

Hope this helps. This is my first experience with mites. I will always be suspect of yellowing leaves and drooping blooms in the future.