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Old 16th August 2008, 10:50 AM
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Recently one of my ventricosas has been looking like this. The last pitcher started drying up even before it finished opening. I had been giving it enough water so I assumed it was looking scorched because of too much light. After putting it in a darker spot it's still looking terrible.







What concerns me the most is these brown patches under the leaves.
Over 65% of the underside of the leaves are covered in these patches.




It sorta looks like the stomata might be burnt but the humidity has been in the 70's so I don't think it's that. Any suggestions or ideas anyone has would be great.
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Old 16th August 2008, 11:40 AM
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Yes i can see that alright.The new leaf is also very small compare to others.
Don't change the place too much.!
Cut off the infected leaves(or it will dry up by itself soon)
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Old 17th August 2008, 01:10 AM
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I would but I'm just not quite sure what it is. It would only be a benifit to cut the worst leaves off if it was a bacterial or fungus infection, and it dosen't look like it's either of those. And if it's a virus infection then the plant is doomed anyway.
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Old 17th August 2008, 06:35 AM
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Well I took a closer look at the plant and now I know what it is. I saw that some of the little specks were moving around, so I'm assuming that they're some sort of mites. They're orange-colored and a lot smaller than any other mites I've seen before, which is probably why I missed them when I examined the plant earlier.

I'm keeping the plant isolated in a plastic bag for now. I'll take the plant out of the pot later and wash it before planting it in some fresh soil. I'm hoping that will take care of the problem.
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Old 17th August 2008, 11:26 AM
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Good luck......!!
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Old 17th August 2008, 09:34 PM
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The media looks fresh and good to me.

Some of my plants also look like that when they do not get enough sunlight, the media is wet for too long between waterings and the conditions is too humid. Did you use any fertiliser on the plant? Was the media new?


I think you should cut of all the infected leaves like what Aliamyz said. Leave that one leave that is healthy. It would be good to check the roots too to see if anything is wrong. Maybe repot and let the media dry out a little in between watering.
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Well I took a closer look at the plant and now I know what it is. I saw that some of the little specks were moving around, so I'm assuming that they're some sort of mites. They're orange-colored and a lot smaller than any other mites I've seen before, which is probably why I missed them when I examined the plant earlier.

I'm keeping the plant isolated in a plastic bag for now. I'll take the plant out of the pot later and wash it before planting it in some fresh soil. I'm hoping that will take care of the problem.
Eeek, I gave up planting roses due to spider mites and false spider mites. Must I give up neps as well?!!!

Would orthonex work if it is sprayed on a cool day and then flushed off an hour or so later to prevent the plant from burning. And repeated 3 to five days later in 3 cycles? Orthonex has the habit of burning leaves on a hot dry day.
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