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[Trimurtisan]

Btw @Trimurtisan here are the plants. Putting them in a spoiler cause there’s a lot of pictures. tried to take pictures of a bunch of leaves. A lot seem to have weird like burn marks on the edges or random holes and also all sorts of weird spots. Sorry if the pictures are out of order. Too many to fix it. I took a bunch of each plant but they might be all mixed up but hopefully you get the idea. And I think you can see what I mean about the one previously being bushy.

Spoiler: Plants

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That looks like mites. There are a few kinds, but I'm guessing sider mites, which there are also a few types of spider mite.

These spots are normally an indication something is eating the leaves. Mites are very small, and very easy to miss.

The holes are likely necrotic material from the mite bites that have expanded. It could also cause leaves to fall off with any signs of deficiency.

This looks like them. Grab a magnifying glass and see if they look like tiny spiders. The webbing is also why I say spider mite.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, looks like the edge of Ciara's beak caught me hard enough to bruise:

 

[Trimurtisan]

Well, looks like the edge of Ciara's beak caught me hard enough to bruise:

You're just to hardcore for your own good!

 

[ShrekDawg]

when you can get some good close ups I’d love to see them better.

Still not the greatest pictures but here’s some from last week.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-i-end-up-with-all-boys.1344952/post-22192575

 

[ShrekDawg]

Just a few I took today. The weather has been so rainy it’s hard to get any pics

Love it!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Got excited thinking Brandy (mallard runner) finally layed an egg because it was laying in middle of paddock...
On closer inspection I think it came from a pullet. Big egg for a first go.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That looks like mites. There are a few kinds, but I'm guessing sider mites, which there are also a few types of spider mite.
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These spots are normally an indication something is eating the leaves. Mites are very small, and very easy to miss.
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The holes are likely necrotic material from the mite bites that have expanded. It could also cause leaves to fall off with any signs of deficiency.

This looks like them. Grab a magnifying glass and see if they look like tiny spiders. The webbing is also why I say spider mite.
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Thank you!! Very helpful. I will get a magnifying glass and look! If it is mites, any ideas on how to eliminate them!? I had this natural insect spray stuff but I Think I used it all last year

 

[ShrekDawg]

This is the stuff I had before except I got it locally.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KJK11C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SKXsEb6R9V4NM

 

[Trimurtisan]

Thank you!! Very helpful. I will get a magnifying glass and look! If it is mites, any ideas on how to eliminate them!? I had this natural insect spray stuff but I Think I used it all last year

Fire works good!

Mites can be the absolute bane of existence. Right now it would appear the problem is not bad, but the plants don't have much vegetative material left, making it badish.

The insect soap is good. That brand, Epsomma (spelling?) Is a good brand in general also. It might not work for mites though. With them being so small, there is a very high chance they won't even get wet. A lot of varietys of mites bodies can not break the surface tension of water. The soap lowers the surface tension in general, but without actually reading the label to see what exactly it treats, it's hard to tell. (You can make your own insect soap by the way)

Mites often have specialized insecticides known as miteacides just because they (pending variety) are so hard to kill.

The best thing to do is try and ID the bug first. It might not be mites, but it does show tale tale of of them. If you have a jeweler's lope with a 30x lens it would be much easier to see them.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Just a heads up, the are not many organic solutions that work for spider mites. Dead Bug Brew is organic and WILL work, but it's $60 a bottle.