Sage under attack

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  January 2023

  @arronbriers Could be fungus gnats. Cutting back on watering is a good idea. Picking the leaves regularly stimulates new growth. Do they fly when you disturb the leaves? Welcome.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  January 2023

  They look like sage leaf-hoppers. They don't do much damage. My plants are host to plenty of them and I only notice they're there when they hop away as I pick leaves.
  

  

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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• aaronbriars Posts: 2

  January 2023

  GardenerSuze said:

  @arronbriers Could be fungus gnats. Cutting back on watering is a good idea. Picking the leaves regularly stimulates new growth. Do they fly when you disturb the leaves? Welcome.

  Well not when I was checking out the plant, I'm sure they probably can. 
  
  If they're leaf hoppers then it's not so bad.
  
  What about the mites and white fly? Seems I have some many types of bugs! 
  

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  January 2023

  Unfortunately when a plant is under stress it can have various things going on.  I would cut back on the watering, allow compost to almost dry out before watering again.Fungus gnats are easily spotted because they take flight when disturbed and love wet compost. 

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• bédé Posts: 3,095

  January 2023 edited January 2023

  The leaves look relatively unmarked.  Mine have lots of white blemishes.  Try sticky yellow sheets.  Try very dilute soap solution spray.
  
  Are the plants indoors?

   location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
  "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  January 2023 edited January 2023

  Thrips is another possibility-
  https://www.google.com/search?q=thrips&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB1042GB1042&sxsrf=AJOqlzU92rUCMe-Syg1e1y2sgl6O_zte-A:1675187137182&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixzPmxrvL8AhVBQkEAHQZ5CSgQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=2560&bih=1289&dpr=1
  
  As are spidermites (they like it warm and dry)-
  https://www.google.com/search?q=2+spot+spider+mites&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB1042GB1042&sxsrf=AJOqlzUxt3pv4xEsAAvmrZMBzTCv0f4UJA%3A1675187353542&ei=mVTZY6fSIJKx8gKlqoLQDA&oq=spidermites+2+s&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgAMggIABAIEB4QDTIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDMgUIABCGAzIFCAAQhgM6CggAEEcQ1gQQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6DQgAEOQCENYEELADGAE6DAguEMgDELADEEMYAjoPCC4Q1AIQyAMQsAMQQxgCOgcIABCABBAKOgYIABAWEB5KBAhBGABKBAhGGAFQuQpYthVguyZoAXABeACAAWWIAeoCkgEDMy4xmAEAoAEByAETwAEB2gEGCAEQARgJ2gEGCAIQARgI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
  You'll probably need magification to see them.
  
  

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• Slow-worm Posts: 1,630

  January 2023

  Spray the plant with a mild solution of soap/washing up liquid and water. 

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