Help Identify Growth on Underside of Leaf

10 years ago

Hi All,

I'm back, hopefully with not a severe problem. I was inspecting my smaller plant and noticed this white stringy growth on the underside of one leaf. Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks in advance

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kclost
10 years ago
Never seen that before, but I would cut that leaf off and dispose of it immediately... Looks like a possible egg cluster of some kind.
salevene
Original Author
10 years ago
I ended up cleaning it off instead of cutting the leaf. No problems from it yet... on the other hand, I found this under another leaf. I've never seen this before...
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jutsFL
10 years ago
Hmmmm... That's definitely a molting on the second pic. It's the exoskeleton of some insect that grew larger (or two in this case). What insect it is though, I have no idea.

Jay
jean001a
10 years ago
Cast skins of leafhoppers.
DMForcier
10 years ago
First pic could well be of insect eggs. You've got a bunch down there that we've never seen before so I couldn't begin to guess what they might be. I'd save the leaf if possible. Could even be a beneficial insect.

Dennis
woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
10 years ago
I'd listen to Jean.

Since she identified the Buffalo leafhopper from your other photo and this looks like cast skins... deductive reasoning. But, that's JMO.

Kevin