WPM?? Nutrient/PH problem??

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Username85

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So, I've had some white spots here and there on my plant for a while. This is my very first plant so haven't been through many issues and treating them. This doesn't look like spider mite damage (can't find evidence on the underside of leafs) and doesn't quite look like WPM. I'm thinking more along a nutrient/ph or heat issue. If anyone knows for certain what this is, if it's an issue, or how to treat this please let me know.
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ttystikk

ttystikk

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You sure you don't have spidermites? That looks like spidermite damage and I think I see suspicious black spots in your last under leaf pic.
 
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Username85

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ttystikk said:
You sure you don't have spidermites? That looks like spidermite damage and I think I see suspicious black spots in your last under leaf pic.
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To be honest I'm not 100% positive I don't have mites. My plant has been outside its whole life, the bottom leaves seem to have spots from being right above the dirt (I've checked these dots and they never move). Aside from flipping the leaves over and seein black spots/eggs are there other definitive hallmarks? I keep checking for mites/eggs and never seem to see/find them. I do have a spider setup at the top of the plant (this is 100% a regular spider)-not sure if this is a good sign against the spider mite theory
 
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Username85

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Username85 said:
To be honest I'm not 100% positive I don't have mites. My plant has been outside its whole life, the bottom leaves seem to have spots from being right above the dirt (I've checked these dots and they never move). Aside from flipping the leaves over and seein black spots/eggs are there other definitive hallmarks? I keep checking for mites/eggs and never seem to see/find them. I do have a spider setup at the top of the plant (this is 100% a regular spider)-not sure if this is a good sign against the spider mite theory
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I also didn't think spider mites due to the large amount of stormy/rainy weather my area has had recently. Also, this may be naive of me, but I thought if this was a mite problem that it would've been much worse/noticeable by now. I've had these white spots for a little while now.
 
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ttystikk

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Username85 said:
To be honest I'm not 100% positive I don't have mites. My plant has been outside its whole life, the bottom leaves seem to have spots from being right above the dirt (I've checked these dots and they never move). Aside from flipping the leaves over and seein black spots/eggs are there other definitive hallmarks? I keep checking for mites/eggs and never seem to see/find them. I do have a spider setup at the top of the plant (this is 100% a regular spider)-not sure if this is a good sign against the spider mite theory
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Maybe your spider ate the mites. Unless he's been there awhile I'd be inclined to doubt it.
 
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ttystikk

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Username85 said:
I also didn't think spider mites due to the large amount of stormy/rainy weather my area has had recently. Also, this may be naive of me, but I thought if this was a mite problem that it would've been much worse/noticeable by now. I've had these white spots for a little while now.
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Old damage doesn't go away. The cause could well be long gone by now.
 
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