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Portulacaria Afra: damaged leaves 4 years 8 months ago #51080

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Hello,
I think the leaves of my elephant bush are strongly damaged by a pest which I cannot recognised.
these bugs are very small, like green tiny spots that when bigger become black and barely you can see some legs.


I attached some pics of the wrinkled leaves and other with these black bugs.
I have used first bug clear ultra II and then just water and soap, but although the number of bugs seems less, most of the leaves have this aspect like a moon surface.
What is it? solutions?
thanks

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Portulacaria Afra: damaged leaves 4 years 8 months ago #51084

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damaged leaves stay damaged, also when you remove the sucking insects causing it. not much you can do. Over time the leaves will be replaced.
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Portulacaria Afra: damaged leaves 4 years 8 months ago #51085

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damaged leaves stay damaged, also when you remove the sucking insects causing it. not much you can do. Over time the leaves will be replaced.


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Have you recognised from the pics what type of insect could be?

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