Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration

Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration#389929

By mcgrumpers -  Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:01 am
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- Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:01 am #389929

There's a chance I'm just being a bit paranoid, but I'd appreciate confirmation nontheless. My n. platychilla, which I've had for maybe about a year, has some strange white specs on it and some of the plant's leaves are dying before older leaves. Should I panic?

here is the plant:

here is a white speck zoomed into with a loupe

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Re: Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration#390071

By mcgrumpers -  Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:04 pm
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- Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:04 pm #390071

Could it be that the white specs are a red herring and that the problem is something else related to water or light? Here is another photo:

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Re: Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration#390072

By Panman -  Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:12 pm
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- Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:12 pm #390072

That close up is an aphid skin. Check closely for aphids and treat accordingly.

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Re: Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration#390073

By Nocturne -  Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:56 pm
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- Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:56 pm #390073

Yeah i would also repot with brand new media and clean/soak the plant in water with trace amount of fungicide for 2 hrs before that (with scotts disease i have used 750-780mg/10oz without ill effect on nepenthes and moss). If leafs not completely dry leave them alone cause you might create new wounds for infection by cutting dying leafs.

Re: Nepenthes platychila weird white speck and discoloration#390083

By nimbulan -  Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:01 am
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- Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:01 am #390083

I don't know about you guys but I'm more concerned about the general appearance of the plant. There's a lot of unusual brown patches on the leaves.

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