My african violets have white fuzzy spots on the leaves. How can I get rid of them?

Question

The plants are healthy and have always been watered from the bottom so I don't believe they're from water on the leaves; they almost look like mold spots.

Answer 1

some of them get fuzzy leaves, I think it happens as they get older. The whole leaf will be fuzzy.

My grandma always had one and I don't remember it's leaves NOT being fuzzy. There are different kinds of African Violets, as well

(maybe some are fuzzy and some are not)

Here's a pic of one like you describe:

http://www.uaresobeautiful.com/urso/imag...

These leaves look fuzzy too, look at the ones in the foreground of the pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_televisi...

And these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kendrak/229...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnshaumeyer...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kymineko/23...

Answer 2

It's probably mealy bugs. the best way to ID is with a magnifying glass. At 10x power you can usually see the critters in their full glory. If it's not a bug, chances are that you have powdery mildew. Here's a couple of links to look at. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES...

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/insect...

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PL...