Why does your Solanum melongena have fine webbing? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
Spider mites thrive in the warm, dry conditions typical for eggplants and create fine silk webbing to protect themselves and their eggs. As they feed on the leaf underside, they inject toxins that cause stippling (tiny yellow dots) on the foliage.
A specific, highly aggressive strain of spider mite that is common in Solanum species; it causes rapid webbing development and can lead to premature leaf drop if the eggplant's microclimate remains too arid.
While webbing is usually faunal, extremely high humidity combined with stagnant air can sometimes trap fungal mycelia in a way that mimics fine web-like structures on the leaf surface.
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