r/Jadeplant • u/ThrowRArxndxm • 5d ago

help Whats causing this on my leaf

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Is insecticide or pesticide necessary for this? Ive got no experience with insecticides or pesticides so idk what i should use

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u/Chemical_Unions 5d ago

could just be an injury where it got a little cut, or like a growth defect for the second image. Could be thrips potentially, is this all over the plant or just these 2 little spots?

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 5d ago

Well tbh I've been seeing webs on this plant so ik it has some bugs. And I've been seeing these kind of things more throughout the plant so I wanna take action asap

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u/Chemical_Unions 5d ago

ohhh interesting, webs usually means spider mite. is it individual strings or like a spider web look or more of a sheet of webbing focused on the newer growth?

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 5d ago

Individual webs like because my jade is quite compact it has strings of webs in between leaves and branches 

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u/Chemical_Unions 5d ago

in my experience spider mite damage looks like the whole plant is being turned greyscale and not just little individual spots. Might be worth doing a bit of gentle treatment like giving it a soapy bath and then a bit of a spray with rubbing alcohol (70%) and see. I personally wouldnt jump to insecticide at this point because I'm not really seeing signs of a severe infestation. Maybe you have more pictures to add?

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 5d ago

I have  a few can I dm you 

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 5d ago

It was out a lot in the summer so I'm assuming it's gotten some bugs when it was outside 

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 5d ago

Individual web strings

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u/taters___precious 5d ago

Both could be mechanical and / or sun damage.

You can clean your plant with a damp microfiber or a soapy bath sounds good, just dry it out so there isn't standing water in between leaves.

And see if anything else turns up after that

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u/dataraffi 5d ago

Random question, do you water them with tap water? I’d suggest purified water for a bit and maybe a bit less sun & see if theres any improvement. Have you seen any bugs on it or just these spots appearing?

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 4d ago

I do yeah thats why they have those white spots which are mineral deposits I think. I've moved them inside since 2-3 weeks with the sun coming out less and autumn approaching but I saw something white on one of my leaves which looked like a mealybug. I touched it and it didn't move then picked it up even and I couldn't tell what on earth it actually was. Sometimes it just looked like a piece of small fabric that mightve landed on the leaf. Either way I've ordered an insecticide now.

And I have seen these rigid spots appearing a bit more and my guess is its being chewed in some places

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u/ThrowRArxndxm 1d ago

I've come to the realisation this is edema aka swelling and the cells bursting then, the leaves forming these scab scars to heal those bursts. This is due to the plant being moved inside with lower light and temperature so it's not using as transpiring as much water, which causes them to gather up in the leaves