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Mint Tashkent under attack - identification help needed

aaronbriarsS4WjPXkbaaronbriarsS4WjPXkb Posts: 3
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Good afternoon all, 

I recently returned from holiday to see my new Mint Plant (Tashkent variety) has been under attack from various things and wondered if you could help me ID the causes?

I have narrowed it down to Leafhoppers, aphids, and possible (hopefully not) mint rust.

See below:


The pant is covered in these!

Casings? 

Rust or damage from the feeding of the above bugs? 



Posts

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Whitefly and aphids. 
    Is it indoors?  Put it outside and let the autumn weather deal with the problem for you. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • msqingxiaomsqingxiao Posts: 482
    My mint growing in planter outside has been stripped of all leaves, just stems left. :/ Not sure what happened.... suspect slugs and snails but then the dahlia and petunia right next to it was left untouched...  
  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    I grow pots of Moroccan mint. They have looked poor for the last couple of months, I cut them hard back a couple of weeks ago and can already see new growth.
  • aaronbriarsS4WjPXkbaaronbriarsS4WjPXkb Posts: 3
    Dovefromabove said:
    Whitefly and aphids. 
    Is it indoors?  Put it outside and let the autumn weather deal with the problem for you. 
    Yes, the plant has been inside the entire time next to our lemon grass, and sage saplings, which I am planning to put ut next year after winter.

    I did see that suggested and you're probably right that that is the easiest way to deal with them. All the other methods suggested online were involving insecticides homemade or otherwise. 

    I will put it outside and hopefully, it kills them off.

    Thank you. 
  • aaronbriarsS4WjPXkbaaronbriarsS4WjPXkb Posts: 3
    Bilje said:
    I grow pots of Moroccan mint. They have looked poor for the last couple of months, I cut them hard back a couple of weeks ago and can already see new growth.
    Might be an idea to put it outside to kill the pests and then cut the dead or damaged sections to see if it recovers with new foliage.  

    Just checked the RHS and this is something they advise, to prune to ground level. 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Other than in winter cut back hard if it starts to look messy. You can always pick and freeze the leaves too. Don't plant it in the gound the roots can be a nuisance.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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