To add to ES'es comment, it might also be "false spider mites", a related pest which looks the same but does not produce webs. Adult true spider mites are a bit bigger and can be just seen with the naked eye in good light, false spider mites are small enough you cant see them without a magnifying glass or pocket microscope. Both are a serious issue and can do a lot of damage to a plant in a very short amount of time if the conditions are right. True spider mites are more mobile.
If it is mites use a cloth or wet wipe (test it first) to wipe the leaves down one by one vigorously. You want to use mechanical action of wiping to kill and dislodge as many of the critters and their eggs as possible. Then follow up with a vigorous spray down with as high pressure as you can get. Get the plant wet and clean. Mites like dry dusty environments. Then when it dries treat it with a pesticide formulated for mites, check the label, not all pesticide is appropriate as mites are arachnids, not insects. Some folks use a mineral-oil/soap spray instead. I didn't find it worked well as branded pesticides. You will need to repeat the treatment at least 3 times over 3 weeks.
It goes without saying that you should isolate your plant, and check all the plants that were near it for infection too.
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Originally Posted by Pagan princess
Thank you for your welcome and reply. No, there are no red streaks and no webbing.
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False spider mites don't produce webbing, and if the density of mites isn't high right now then it wont show a red streak. Get yourself a magnifying glass or pocket microscope. Currency checking microscopes are super cheap online and perfect for plants. Some mobile phones are capable of very high power zoom, you might see something if you look with your camera very closely. Look for red dots that move. Maybe red dots with a black dot on them.
Is this a disease?
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