Kinda mottled, patchy, sickly....
Any ideas? Thanks....
Brugs leaves look sick............
they look like mine did, I took off all damaged leaves, checked for mies, and bugs, never found anything, new leaves are coming in slowly
What you are looking at is mite damage....in fact a pretty severe infestation. There are several products on the market that will kill spider mites (or mites in general). The leaves that are already looking mottled and diseased will never get better. You need to treat the whole plant and hope for new healthy leaves.
This message was edited May 11, 2007 12:14 PM
OK, thanks
definately mites
What product is best to use on mites?
It's pricey but I use Avid which I purchased on the net. It is highly concentrated and it goes a long way.
spray w/molasses & sea weed as a preventitive on your landscape
An organic solution is releaseofa predator called "green lacewing" which is a broad spectrum predator that also feed son spider mites. A possibility for prevention in the future at any rate.
Sincerely
Ellie
When you have an infestation as bad as jimmy's you need to pull out the big guns. Spider mites will attack and feed on all sorts of garden plants. If you don't hit them hard, you may have a massive infestation in your garden this summer.
I am not a big advocate of insecticide, but looking at those leaves you had better do something fast.
Heder, do you mix the molasses and seaweed together? Dilute with water?
So sad... I'm sorry this is happening to you Jimmyb98. It is a fight to get rid of them when you got hit that hard. You can use Neem and back it up with 2 in 1 which is not organic, but as Gary says, I believe your past being able to fight it without chemicals now.
I got Forbid this year. I don't want to fight them all year like I did last year. Good luck to ya!
Yep--mites get bad especially with all the dry weather we have been having. I get them occasionally, though not spider mites. The tend to appear almost overnight, it seems, and you're wondering when they arrived, darn things. I get the no see'ums mites. At least spdermites have physical evidence with their webbing. The no see'ums stipple the leaves and/or splotch them just like the picture I see. I spray using either Talstar (a very safe newer product) for light infestations, or, I break out the Orthonex disease and insect systemic spray (this stuff stinks to high heaven but man it works!--the protection lasts for at least a couple of weeks). After the old sickly leaves fall off they are soon replaced by nice, green ones.
Predatory mites will deal with infestations this bad and far worse.
You'd thing Spider Mites and I were best friends the way they keep visiting my Brugs. LOL The only relief we get is in our so-called rainy season. I just bought a mister fan (Costco $69.00) to add extra humidity and coolness for the summer. I'm hoping it will make the spider mites think the guest facilities are closed.
Mary
Mary they'll probably think you installed a spa and invite their friends and relatives!!! LOL!!
Look like mine also.... We have had no rain...forever...
Alastair,, what kind of predatory mites?? I looked on the the bug forum... found green lacewings that will eat mites..
Elaine
hi, i don't have mites but allmy white brugs lost their leaves-still they flower..any thoughts?i am in fort myers florida and this is my first year at growing these,other colors are fine
1/4 cup molasses(horticulture grade is cheaper but grcery store kind is fine too) and 1/4 cup seaweed per gallon of water will protect new growth from these mites. It builds beneficial fungi on the surface of leaves strengthening stress tolerance. The mites prey on weak plants not pulling up water efficiently from too much or too little watering, sunlight or poor adaptation. Try superthrive too. My wal mart has it and I add a capful to my seaweed/molasses spray and spray my garden w/ compost t ea twice a month.
Dirtdoctor.com is an organic resource w/ solutions that're always less expensive than chemicals!!!
where do you buy your seaweed? Don
I just wanted to add one thing, in case some didn't know. Make sure that you spray the underside of the leaves as well, as mites lay their eggs there.
I have to agree with the organic methods also. I went 100% organic this spring after toying with it for years. The molasses seaweed treatments seem to be doing the trick. I have never had less mites,aphids,cucumber beetles,etc etc etc they are still there but in much smaller acceptable numbers. there is much more to it than just spraying molasses and seaweed of course compost organic fertilizers etc etc etc. I am seeing a return of beneficial inscects,toads,frogs a much healthier ecosystem in general.as soon as i figure out how to dispose of them properly all my chemicals are gone. I still have a few mites here and there on what is left of my greenhouse plants but I think it is because everything needs bigger pots and is in a general state of distress at this point. There is still less mites than when I was using chemical fertilizers and pesticides I think mites feed on miricle grow and peters.
I agree,,, don't want to get on a soapbox,, but it we are definitely poisoning the "house" we live in. Have to wonder about the increase in asthma, allergies, and ,,,
Where to get seaweed, ???
Elaine
Will seaweed emulsion work?
where do you get seaweed???
you should be able to get seaweed at lowes or home depot more likely lowes. I buy a brand that goes by the name of maxicrop.
thank you Ted
you should be able to mix the molasses and seaweed together. spray liberally being sure to get under the leaves and go ahead and spray the ground also. If your mite problem is bad repeat about every 3 days 3 treatments should do it. then you can do it about every 2 to 3 weeks.
Thank you so much, I too have leaves that look like that. I have written the solution down. I have some buds on mine. We will see what they will do. I am going to start a new thread with my brugs. They look better than they have though.
neem is also a good organic mitecide, and you can discourage them by spraying the underside of the leaves with a water hose sprayer.