Is there such a thing as plant lice?

Question

One plant is dropping leaves and the other has tiny beige dots starting at the tip of the leave and moving down, as it does the leaf is turning brown.
Do I treat this with outdoor bug spray?
Thanks!

Please also note that this started after I purchased indoor planting soil and put it in my "chef-o-rillo" plant. This one is losing leaves. The other is a orchid, this one has the white dots from the tip moving down.

Answer 1

sounds like spider mites - if you look closely are there traces of web at the leaf nodes? or it could be scale, they tend to be a little larger. or it might not be an insect, but some kind of fungal infection like brown spot!
try removing infected leaves and washing the remaining ones with mildly soapy water. in fact spraying with soapy water will kill most insect infestations. if however it is a fungus or virus you will need to get a special spray to treat your plant.
another alternative might simply be that your plants are not happy where they are - too much sun, cold drafts, too much or too little water - these are all things that may cause leaf drop. best to check whether conditions are right for your type of plant, whatever it is.
good luck!

Answer 2

There is such a thing as plant lice. Aphids are sometimes called plant lice. Though your problem doesn't sound like they are the culprit.

It is very difficult to diagnose a plant problem over the telephone, and I think harder via message posts. Your problem could be spider mites (as several people have guessed) or maybe mealybug. The problem with your Orchid is probably unrelated to the others... Orchids (many of them anyway) like to dry out between watering's, most of us keep them permanently wet.

I would follow the recommendations of the soapy water treatment, but would also advise you to bring a leaf or two with the problem (but not yet fully dead) to your local independent garden center. Someone there might be able to diagnose your problem. They will also be able to help you select a treatment based on the severity of the infestation.

Your other plant, is I believe 'Schefflera'... based on your phonetic spelling.

I hope that this helps
Good luck

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes...but I don't think that's what is affecting your plant. Try pruning - getting rid of all the affected parts - and then spraying with a very mild detergent solution.

Bug spray will not work, and you didn't say what kind of plant it was, so I am unable to give advice on a watering schedule.

Answer 5

These sound like spider mites, and it means your environment is too dry. Try Nd get all of them off with a wash and then keep moister.

Answer 6

are they bugs?if so more than likely its aphids.try a spray type of diazinon.