Mentha suaveolens
Re: Tiny Black Specs
Kathy N
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Hi, Kalen,
It sounds like your mint is being attacked by a pest, possibly plant bug (yup, that is what it is called). The dots are damage from the plant sucking sap from the leaves.Check around for bugs/pests. If you are fairly certain this the culprit, you can get any number of chemical or organic sprays to deter them.
Kathy C
It sounds like your mint is being attacked by a pest, possibly plant bug (yup, that is what it is called). The dots are damage from the plant sucking sap from the leaves.Check around for bugs/pests. If you are fairly certain this the culprit, you can get any number of chemical or organic sprays to deter them.
Kathy C
Posted: Friday 15th of October 2010 04:06 AM
Tiny Black Specs
Shoot User
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I have noticed some tiny black specs on the underside of my mint leaves, since then I have seen them on the basil and sunflowers too. They seem to be surrounded by a milky substance, either that or the leaf is slighty thinner around the black dots. The dots are so small I can only see them because they are grouped. Does anyone know what these could be?
Posted: Sunday 10th of October 2010 11:12 AM Last reply: Thursday 8th of August 2024 02:41 AM
Mentha suaveolens
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Its flowers are very attractive to butterflies, including the small tortoiseshell shown in the photograph. It is a native of moist banks in the south-west, but occurs elsewhere as a naturalised garden plant. It is one of the less invasive mints, but still needs plenty of space to grow.
Posted: Friday 19th of June 2009 06:06 PM Last reply: Sunday 2nd of March 2025 03:39 AM