tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post8120078791840205842..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Question for the Hive Mind: a new bugmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22632446062859437442014-10-27T19:44:01.461-07:002014-10-27T19:44:01.461-07:00I've seen this before extensively in hot, dry ...I've seen this before extensively in hot, dry areas which made me come to the conclusion of spider mites. I used predatory mites and knocked the infestation down to almost nothing. New leaves clean and perfect until the next winter when humidity dropped and mystery mites came back. Time to reapply predators and confirm my initial diagnosis. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41468197618427195412014-01-28T22:16:21.395-08:002014-01-28T22:16:21.395-08:00House "Dust Mites" are my best guess als...House "Dust Mites" are my best guess also. Check out the link here: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/redmite7a.htm#dustmite <br /><br />IF this is what they are, what they like about the Aglaonemas is beyond me! You might need to send your information here http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=9353 to get to the bottom of the mystery.<br /><br />Hope this helpsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918279983645692294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14872007442887011552014-01-28T11:33:25.078-08:002014-01-28T11:33:25.078-08:00I had a similar thing in my house once. I kept won...I had a similar thing in my house once. I kept wondering how the desk was so dusty. I looked closer and noticed they were on *everything* within 6 feet of the desk where my strawberry plant was. They were absolutely tiny, and were white and translucent when i looked closer. I thought I'd gotten rid of them (wiped down plant, inspected it, torched the metal desk and wiped it down, sprayed areaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53847895920461940552014-01-28T07:36:01.126-08:002014-01-28T07:36:01.126-08:00Did you check out Google photos for dust mites? T...Did you check out Google photos for dust mites? They could be what you're seeing, perhaps. If so, the brown leaf margins would stem from some other cause (I think). A case of cause and effect being mistaken. All a guess.<br /><br />Texas AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77088110542504466952014-01-28T05:11:45.995-08:002014-01-28T05:11:45.995-08:00I DO know of a way to deal with the ghosts of spid...I DO know of a way to deal with the ghosts of spider mites (and it might help with the scale, too). Did you hear about the vial of Pope blood that was stolen recently? You're going to need that...Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.com