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  • Topics in This Newsletter: Ornamental Alert (Dr. Ping Yu, UGA Ornamental Specialist) This cuphea plant has tiny dots on the back of the leaves, which is caused by the intumescence. The symptoms can be mistaken for edema or eriophyid mites. Here are some tips to differentiate them.  You can find more information here: https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/greenhouse-floriculture/fact-sheets/edema-intumescence#:~:text=Intumescence%20and%20edema%20both%20appear,new%20growth%20will%20be%20asymptomatic. The…

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