Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Is this normal? accordian leaves?, 1 by Calalily

Calalily wrote:
Cyclamen mites and also broad mites make the new growth crispy/fragile and distorted. The undersides of the leaves are bronze looking with broad mites. You can't see either of these mites without a microscope or super strong hand lens, but the symptoms are reliable indicators. I finally resorted to Avid to get rid of them in the gh. Neem oil and pyrethrins worked on the ones in the garden where I don't use strong chemicals. Be sure to spray under the leaves and the growth points of all the branches. Some I gave up on and cut the leaves off, cut the tops out of and sprayed. They did recover and bloomed in the fall. Here is a picture.