Help - damage on leaves

I'm really new to brugs, and I'm having a problems with the leaves on a couple of plants. The picture isn't the best, but I can't get any closer without the flash washing out the leaf. So I'll try to describe it, too. The leaves in general, look ok, they're not yellow or falling off. These are still small plants which haven't Y'd yet, about 15-18" high each. On the more mature leaves, there are silvery spots/almost translucent where it looks like maybe part of the leaf is gone, but it's not a hole. And then there are tiny little black spots on or near the areas where this is happening. It only seems to be on the top of the leaf.

Is this an insect doing this, or something else? How can I treat it? I thought maybe spider mites, but there is no sign of webbing anywhere on the plant, and nothing seems to fall off when I tap it.

I hope someone can help. I really don't want to lose these brugs that were so generously offered by Callalily a while back.

Looks like mites? Wouldn't hurt to spray with dishwashing liquid/water, might get rid of them. Have to keep after them, tho'. I spray every day when I think they are after mine. If you don't get rid of them, buds and leaves fall.
I use a drop to quart of water, don't make it too strong.
Good luck, hope it helps.

Could be a fungus. Daconil will stop it but not cure the spots that are already there. Follow package directions.

My guess would be a fungus, too. This pic is out of focus, but I had something similar last year that was diagnosed as a fungus, and I sprayed with fungicide, I think twice, and it stopped. As Susie said, it will not clear up the spots that are already there, just stop more from coming.

Mary, I have the very same thing happening to some of mine. The leaves look just like yours do. Maybe the fungus is caused by our heat and high level of humidity. I had it last summer also about this time of year.

It was late summer when I had it too, but don't have any so far this year.

When I use my hose-end attachment for MG, I add about 1/2 cup of dish detergent and as I feed, I wash the plants. I've been doing that for several years and knock-on-wood, have not had a problem with mites.

Thought mine was caused from so much rain also, then on closer inspection when it really got bad, I found tiny little mites, moving! Thought whatever it is, dishwashing liquid/water will correct lots of things without too much damage to plants, worth a try.

gosh half a cup of soap, sounds like a huge amount. You do not get build up in your soil?

Maybe she uses baby soap, like Ivory? I use Dawn and a couple squirts will do it! Be real afraid to use too much more, trial and error.

I buy the cheapest stuff I can find, usually at the Dollar Tree. I haven't noticed any problems. 1/2 cup goes a long, long way.

Thanks for all the tips! For starters, I gave them a good spray with the hose and then a wash with the dishsoap and water mix. If figured it can't hurt, right? Of course, maybe 30 minutes after I did that it started raining, and has been doing so ever since. I think I may also take a sample leaf to the nursery this weekend and see what they think. Since I'm not entirely sure if it's insect or fungus, I'd hate to pick the wrong harsh chemical to treat it with. But it makes sense that it might be a fungus since I really don't see any of the signs from what I've read online that it's an insect.

soap softens the soil. allows fertilizer to penetrate the root much faster than normal watering. i have always use soap,in watering my plants. lemon scented soap deters bugs from closing in into the plants. i never had any spider mites or annoying bugs on my plants so far. plants seems to love it. i do use soap, hydrogen peroxide and water on every other watering i do. my plants must be squiky clean, bugs don't dare jump in LOL!!! seriously, bugs do not like the any lemon scent from some of the reading i've done before. even Jerry Baker swears on using soap on plants.

one of my greatest enemy on my neck of the wood is dry strong winds, almost all year long. no rains whatsoever.

last year, i did encounter some caterpillar, but not this year! hth.

*bump*

scooterbug - you must have paid close attention to the brug leaf I was looking at in my picture!! lol lol Thanks for the bump!!

Judy