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title: "African fig. Hello! Does anyone know what could be the reason for…"
description: "African fig. Hello! Does anyone know what could be the reason for this on the leaves ? Has anyone been through the same ? Thank you ."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Carina"
published: "2024-06-06T07:11:40.622927Z"
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# African fig. Hello! Does anyone know what could be the reason for…

_Posted by Carina on 2024-06-06_

African fig. Hello! Does anyone know what could be the reason for this on the leaves ? Has anyone been through the same ? Thank you .

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## 6 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-06-06

Do you water with tap? It could be minerals leaving through the leaves. Does it wipe off or no?

#### Carina replied on 2024-06-06

I water with tap but stopped misting with tap water as I thought that was the problem . I mist with mineral water now . It does not wipe off.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-06-06

As an aside, I would definitely stop misting altogether you open yourself up to a lot of problems. If you’re watering with tap then I think it’s the minerals from the water coming through the leaves. This doesn’t look like spider mites to me, but worth it to check extra well

### Hba commented on 2024-06-06

Have you checked, double checked, then triple checked for spider mites?

#### FriendofVeg replied on 2024-06-06

👆this.

### Carina commented on 2024-06-06

I checked , double checked, cleaned the leaves one by one .

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