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African violet "white dots"
I have a good-looking, blooming African violet which has suddenly come
up with little white dots, a few on some leaves, but mostly down some stems and at the main stem. I lost a couple of leaves, but not an unusual amount for a plant this big (about 9"diameter). Can anyone tell me: What it is? is it not a "good thing"? g and how to get rid of it/prevent it if it's harmful to the plants or me? I don't have the problem on any of the other violets. And, I have a *bunch* of 'em. This one is on one side of the kitchen sink...I have two other smaller/younger ones on the other side of the sink and they have no spots. All of them are watered/fed from the bottom. Puzzled... Belle |
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http://www.optimara.com/doctoroptimara/diagnosis.html
Dr. Optimara (Optimara grows violets) says it is probably Thrips. You can click the leaf icon on that page to start a new diagnosis. http://www.rachelsreflections.com is a great source of dozens of easy to understand Violet Care pages. hth, John Austin, Tex "Belle Thomas" wrote in message m... I have a good-looking, blooming African violet which has suddenly come up with little white dots, a few on some leaves, but mostly down some stems and at the main stem. I lost a couple of leaves, but not an unusual amount for a plant this big (about 9"diameter). Can anyone tell me: What it is? is it not a "good thing"? g and how to get rid of it/prevent it if it's harmful to the plants or me? I don't have the problem on any of the other violets. And, I have a *bunch* of 'em. This one is on one side of the kitchen sink...I have two other smaller/younger ones on the other side of the sink and they have no spots. All of them are watered/fed from the bottom. Puzzled... Belle |
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African violet "white dots"
John!!!
Thank you! Two great sites for a beginner like myself! Both went immediately into my "Favorites" I do remember my grandmother with a Qtip and alcohol dabbing at her violets, by golly. I think mealy bugs may be the problem. I do get the willies thinking of thoroughly rinsing the *entire* plant after treating with the alcohol, but I'll trust the "Doctor". Apparently the Optimara place is in Nashville...about five hours from me. If I win the Powerball lottery....hmmmmm....I can see a plush limo with dozens of their plants, me grinning into a champagne flute...headed back to Appalachia! LOL Thanks a whole bunch! Belle "John T. Jarrett" wrote in message ... http://www.optimara.com/doctoroptimara/diagnosis.html Dr. Optimara (Optimara grows violets) says it is probably Thrips. You can click the leaf icon on that page to start a new diagnosis. http://www.rachelsreflections.com is a great source of dozens of easy to understand Violet Care pages. hth, John Austin, Tex "Belle Thomas" wrote in message m... I have a good-looking, blooming African violet which has suddenly come up with little white dots, a few on some leaves, but mostly down some stems and at the main stem. I lost a couple of leaves, but not an unusual amount for a plant this big (about 9"diameter). Can anyone tell me: What it is? is it not a "good thing"? g and how to get rid of it/prevent it if it's harmful to the plants or me? I don't have the problem on any of the other violets. And, I have a *bunch* of 'em. This one is on one side of the kitchen sink...I have two other smaller/younger ones on the other side of the sink and they have no spots. All of them are watered/fed from the bottom. Puzzled... Belle |
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Glad I could be of help!
Watch out for that Rachel's mail group, tho....I just learned about online violet groups a couple months ago. After being thru Rachel's site twice and joining the email group, someone has sent me about 2 dozen leaves plus a half dozen baby plants to grow! For just the price of shipping! We are talking violets with pink dots in the flowers, pink variegated leaves, white leaves, all kinds! Highly addictive! I've now covered my dining room table and am working with a local potter to get pots at wholesale... :) Good luck, John Austin, Tex "Belle Thomas" wrote in message m... John!!! Thank you! Two great sites for a beginner like myself! Both went immediately into my "Favorites" I do remember my grandmother with a Qtip and alcohol dabbing at her violets, by golly. I think mealy bugs may be the problem. I do get the willies thinking of thoroughly rinsing the *entire* plant after treating with the alcohol, but I'll trust the "Doctor". Apparently the Optimara place is in Nashville...about five hours from me. If I win the Powerball lottery....hmmmmm....I can see a plush limo with dozens of their plants, me grinning into a champagne flute...headed back to Appalachia! LOL Thanks a whole bunch! Belle "John T. Jarrett" wrote in message ... http://www.optimara.com/doctoroptimara/diagnosis.html Dr. Optimara (Optimara grows violets) says it is probably Thrips. You can click the leaf icon on that page to start a new diagnosis. http://www.rachelsreflections.com is a great source of dozens of easy to understand Violet Care pages. hth, John Austin, Tex "Belle Thomas" wrote in message m... I have a good-looking, blooming African violet which has suddenly come up with little white dots, a few on some leaves, but mostly down some stems and at the main stem. I lost a couple of leaves, but not an unusual amount for a plant this big (about 9"diameter). Can anyone tell me: What it is? is it not a "good thing"? g and how to get rid of it/prevent it if it's harmful to the plants or me? I don't have the problem on any of the other violets. And, I have a *bunch* of 'em. This one is on one side of the kitchen sink...I have two other smaller/younger ones on the other side of the sink and they have no spots. All of them are watered/fed from the bottom. Puzzled... Belle |
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African violet "white dots"
There are 2 telltale signs of thrips:
one is if the leaves of the flowers are dusty with pollen, i.e. the thrips munch on the pollen and leave it all over the leaf and 2, if you hold the plant on its side and tap it gently over a piece of white paper, thrips fall onto the paper and look like grains of sand. One of the ways that people like me buy and bring home large volumes of plants from strangers (shows) and faraway places and try to avoid bringing home bugs like thrips, is we *always* disbud any new plant before bringing it into the house, i.e. take all of the flowers and flower buds off of the plant. I hope this helps, Cynthia |
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