Why does your Lilium LA Hybrid Sweet Sugar have fine webbing? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
Spider mites thrive in the warm, dry conditions often experienced by LA Hybrids. They pierce the lily cells to feed on sap, leaving behind fine silk webbing as they build colonies across the undersides of leaves and stems.
A specific subspecies of spider mite that is highly aggressive on Lilium species. The webbing often becomes denser and more visible as the population increases, accompanied by stippling (small yellow dots) on the foliage.
While less common than mites, extremely high humidity trapped within dense lily foliage can sometimes create a fine, fungal mycelium that mimics webbing. This is usually accompanied by a damp smell and soft leaf tissue.