Mites or too much sun?

9 years ago

I have two pachira aquatica(money tree) and for a long time they start to develop these dots on their leaves.I did check for mites and nothing even more i did rub each leaf(underside too)with alcool thinking that that's the problem yet they appear on each now leaf.The plant is sitting in very bright direct sunlight(yes here is summer and is very hot) and i think that those are signs of sunburn.I started using some fertilizer to enchant their strength maybe it will get better.I water them twice a week

This post was edited by nanowatt on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 7:44

Comments (2)

Kimmsr
9 years ago
You have some leaf sucking insect that is not staying put for you to identify. Alcohol will not help and may do more harm to the plant then the insect. That does not look like sunburn to me.
jbclem
9 years ago
An easy way to check for spider mites...hold a piece of white paper under a leaf, give the leaf a good tap. If you see a bunch of small black dots land on the paper, especially if some are moving, they probably are mites. Rub your finger over some of them (moving or not) and see if you get a smear of blood.

The best way to check for spider mites is with a handheld microscope. I have a really good one (with LED lights), bought for $3-4 on Amazon, shipped from China.for free. The visual quality is really good and you can not only see the mites, adult and babies, but even count their eggs. It claims 40x magnification, but is probably less than 20x, which is still more than enough.
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