Stealthy Attacks

Was wondering why the curry leaf plant was ailing. I first blamed myself for not taking good care of it, changed the soil, changed the watering schedule, I fertilised it, changed sunlight conditions - nothing would help. Then I resorted to blaming it for being fussy about change of climate and the weather. As if it would take the blame to heart and improve its ways! I also blamed imaginary viruses and bacteria and lamented the lack of vaccines for plants!

Finally clicked a photo to send to my trusted plant doctor parents, uncles and aunts, and the lens caught something interesting that a human eye couldn't. What appeared to be specs of dust turned out to be monsters in their own right - weaving webs and secret networks, colluding and proliferating stealthily, and sucking the life out of a happy and healthy plant!