losing the spider mite battle
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BarbJP 15-16/9B CA Bay Area
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Comments (4)Are you sure this is Spidermites and not aphids. You can't see spidermites they are so miniscule. If you've been squashing them they can't be spidermites. If it is aphids this is what I do I use a hose end sprayer--the kind that has a bottle for fertilizer, like miracle grow. I fill the bottle 1/4 full of mouthwash and add about 2 tablespoons of liquid dishsoap then fill with cold water and connect to the hose and in the early evening when the suns strength is diminished I spray everything in sight. When the stuff in the bottle loses it's color then I refill the bottle. The stronger stream of water does better than a spray bottle. A couple of years ago My flowering crabapple was covered in them and the ants were farming them. I sprayed them and the next day they were gone but I sprayed a couple more times just to make sure...See MoreThe Spider Mites Are Coming!
Comments (3)I've been battling mites,Emily ever since I brought them in. Plumerias are not too bad and like Mike Neem oil is keeping them from getting too bad. The adeniums are another story as nothing seems to be working. I've already lost all the leaves from spraying them and as soon as another leaf makes an appearance it's got webs on it. Please let there be an early spring! Peg...See Morenext yrs garden and spider mites
Comments (8)Have you tried insecticidal soap or horticultural oil? Those 2 are supposed to help, but you really have to drench the plant and get the undersides of the leaves. I use neem oil and insecticidal soap on my plants. You can't spray the soaps or the oils during the day time else it will scorch the leaves. So I spray them in the evening. Kelthane is supposed to work, too, but I am not sure if it is sold to home gardeners. The link below is a discussion of spider mites from the past. Here is a link that might be useful: kelthane...See MoreHuntington Rose Garden battling chilli trips with predatory mites
Comments (15)I would be interested in knowing as well. I am in N E FL and I am surprised that chili thrips havent showed up here yet. They are rampant in S FL and we are getting into the 100F here in the summers now and having warmer winters without much frost so I know they are coming lol. One thing I've noticed that loves to eat the regular thrips is our native little green tree frogs. As soon as thrips show up in the spring, I will soon see the little frogs start hanging out in the flower blossoms gobbling up thrips. These frogs are endangered here in FL now due to invasion of the Cuban Tree frogs that gobble up the green tree frogs, native lizards etc. I wonder if these tree frogs could b used in other places like Calif to control thrips. They do a great job here. I had these frogs in our yard when I lived in Louisiana so hopefully the Cuban tree frogs arent going eat all them up in LA....See Morejohnmerr
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