- applestar
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I can't spot the specks.
If you mean the slight overall red/brown/bronze tinge to the youngest topmost leaf, I'm seeing similar coloring to my new avocado leaves that are right under the lights. For avocados at least, this is normal when they are outside even in part shade, and its the unbronzed ones that I think ain't getting enough light. (Just a thought, since I don't know what your plant is.)
If there ARE actual brown/tan/light green colored or waxy specks, especially along the leaf ribs topside or bottom or along the stems, this plant looks like a typical victim to scale insects. So you may want to examine closely for them. (I'm dealing with them on some of my citruses right now. Some leaves have dropped because they clustered and sucked the life out of the leaf petiole.)
-- but it's also true that one or two to a few leaves (especially older leaves) dropping per week isn't always a concern, especially during winter or just before or during new flush of growth --
If you mean the slight overall red/brown/bronze tinge to the youngest topmost leaf, I'm seeing similar coloring to my new avocado leaves that are right under the lights. For avocados at least, this is normal when they are outside even in part shade, and its the unbronzed ones that I think ain't getting enough light. (Just a thought, since I don't know what your plant is.)
If there ARE actual brown/tan/light green colored or waxy specks, especially along the leaf ribs topside or bottom or along the stems, this plant looks like a typical victim to scale insects. So you may want to examine closely for them. (I'm dealing with them on some of my citruses right now. Some leaves have dropped because they clustered and sucked the life out of the leaf petiole.)
-- but it's also true that one or two to a few leaves (especially older leaves) dropping per week isn't always a concern, especially during winter or just before or during new flush of growth --