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Spider Mites--Will repotting help?

12 years ago

None of my AV are blooming and two of the three of them show curling leaves in the center. I found a few red spider mites after trying to "wake up" the plants to encourage blooming. Will repotting the plants get rid of the mites? I would prefer not to use an insecticide.

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GrowHappy
12 years ago
Hi Katchan,

Repotting will not get rid of mites. You need a miticide which kills all stages of mites(including eggs), like Forbid, which can be found on eBay.

Eradicating them early before they do major damage is the key to saving your violets.
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