Need help, weird clear spots on leaves

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #1

I began noticing this about two weeks ago. The mid level fan leaves appear speckled with very small white rectangles and dots. There’s no browning or yellowing, just a random speckled pattern. The bottoms of the leaves are unaffected. When I look at the light passing through the bottom of the leaves, the spots seem to have a clear appearance. Also, I’m 100% certain it’s not bugs and it’s not mold. It just looks like the small spots with no pigment.

The only guess I have is a copper deficiency.

Any ideas?

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #2

got pics...........

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #3

I'll get a pic, I hate having to cut a leaf off.

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #4

Here are 2 pics....

 

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mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #5

it looks like spider mite damage dont cut them though. i dont cut unless the leaf is more then 75 percent dead or it is really infested

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #6

Thanks mcpurple, I pull out the magnifying glass again and endure the killer eye headache I’ll get.

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #7

do you foiler feed at all

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #8

[FONT=&quot], I would never risk it and too afraid of the hps’s burning the wet leaves.[/FONT]

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #9

ok that rules out burn then

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #10

You got it mcpurple, with my magnifying glass I can see these near microscopic light green almost maggot appearing bugs. And they seem to get around too.

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #11

if they look like maggots than it is not mites. i think what you got is thrips my freind. go to google and click on images and look up thrips. the damage also is what thrips do

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #12

This girl hasn’t had any luck from day one. Now I’m going to have to find some thrips predator mites ; )

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #13

a spray mite be better and faster. i always keep lady bugs in my gardens as preventer and eradicators i like using neem oil for bugs to. its all organic and works wonders for me

 

timeflow

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #14

I found neem oil also. And I also found Monterey Spinosad Organic Garden Insect Spray.
Thanks

 

mcpurple

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• Sep 4, 2010

• #15

no prob hope you get rid of them