How to tell if plant leaves have blight or pest damage
Visual symptoms like spots or discoloration often look identical across different diseases and pests, making it impossible to diagnose plants accurately from standard photos. This uncertainty leaves gardeners guessing whether to treat the issue or risk losing the plant altogether.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Checking the inner foliage for webbing or spotting
- 2Cutting off blighted pieces to keep it from spreading
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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