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Old 05-14-2023, 11:32 AM
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4 of my phals in my grow room have something weird going on with the leaves. I don't see any pests. Damage to both top and bottom of the leaves.
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Update. Broke out the magnifying glass, little brick red dots amongst the damage, no webbing. Thinking false spider mites.
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Yes, that looks like spider mite activity. That suggests your growing area has rather low humidity.
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Yes, that looks like spider mite activity. That suggests your growing area has rather low humidity.
Do false spider mites also dislike humidity? It averages between 75-85%
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I'm not sure. I haven't looked at anything with a lens. I spray all my plants with water every few weeks and I don't see mites. The humidity is generally 60% by day, higher at night.
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I'm not sure. I haven't looked at anything with a lens. I spray all my plants with water every few weeks and I don't see mites. The humidity is generally 60% by day, higher at night.
This is the first time I have ever had mites.. I didn't worry about them because of my high humidity. From what I gather, these guys don't mind higher humidity. I think they came in on a staghorn fern that I bought from the clearance rack. I applied a time release pyrethrin (Cyzmic CS) and the damage seems to have stopped progressing.
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