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Aug 7, 2015 2:22 PM CST
Kentucky 😔 (Zone 6a)
Cactus and Succulents Region: Kentucky Moon Gardener Plant and/or Seed Trader Tropicals Plant Identifier
Garden Ideas: Level 2
GigiPlumeria said:Looks more like regular spider web to me. Spider mites are so tiny that the only way to really tell for sure is when they start sucking your leaves tell they turn dry or when you brush the under leaves with a wet white paper towel and you see the little black spots or by using a magnifying. Lense.

For the first time this year I've seen a few of my plumerias with leaf distortions similar to yours or maybe even worse. The only thing I can think of is I did put a generous amount of slow release fertilizers when I reported then but With a lot of rain. I probably have overfertilized them.

Some of the imperfections on your leaves are most likely regular wear and tear on the life of your plunerias.



Pic 4 shows what I identify as mite webs, notice how sweep up towards the plants but sag in the middle, that's a dead ringer for mites!
They only use webs as a means of travel and just spin behind themselves as they go, their webs can't catch anything, they're very weak, and not sticky.
None of the damage I see looks remotely like mite damage.
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