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lotis146 07-21-2015 04:04 PM

Is this the result of spider mites on my Aganisia cyanea?
 
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I posted about this under my thread in the Maxillaria alliance but figure I should post here as well.

This was it in bud about a month or so ago:
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Here's how the blooms turned out:
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Then after the blooms died, which they did quickly, in part b/c I pollinated two of them, this is what happened to the leaf on the last growth:
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Any idea what this is? Is it spider mites? Lord help me if it is b/c this plant has been cozied up among the others!

campchi 07-21-2015 04:08 PM

I dont know but I think it might be aphids, maybe someone with more experience can chip in.

bethmarie 07-21-2015 09:16 PM

Others have suggested taking a damp white paper towel and wiping the leaf/leaves affected. If the paper towel has red/brown dots or smears, you probably are dealing with mites.

I've had mites blast buds and brown areas of leaves, so it may be that. Picture 5 does seem to show the silvering of the leaf underside that mites produce, but my experience isn't broad enough to say for sure.

campchi 07-21-2015 09:18 PM

Either way, I'll say spray the plants with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide and and rinse it after a few minutes. Then potted with fresh new media.

euplusia 07-22-2015 05:36 PM

Anthraknose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a fungal infection that prefers warm air and high humidity and is spread by water.
I'd cut away the dark spot with a sharp razor blade in order to prevent the fungus from forming spores.
Lower humidity and improve air movement. Eventually use a fungicide like Azoxystrobin.

gerneveyn 07-23-2015 04:22 AM

Spider mite damage leaves areas where the leaves look bleached out and the texture upon close inspection is uneven. Getting rid of them takes a few applications of insecticide to get rid of all stage forms of the insect from egg to mature adult.


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