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spidermites

Posted by riley17 5 (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 26, 08 at 19:21

I just received a banana tree from a nursery and it brought along a few spidermite friends. So now i have these ugly teeny tiny red bugs crawling all over my plant stand in my greenhouse and spinning little webs in my citrus tree's and watermelon's leaves. I have been dousing them with bursts of water from my water can when i water, but i still see them. Is there a safe organic non toxic way to get rid of these suckers?


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RE: spidermites

Spider Mites seem to multiply most when the plant they are on is in a fairly arid, dry, area so spraying often with water, to increase the humidity around the plant can reduce the population. Looking on the leaves for egg masses, and squishing them or otherwise killing them will also reduce populations. An application of horticulural oil, on a houseplant I would use a Superior Oil, carefully, can also help in control.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spider Mites


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RE: spidermites

thanks, i think im just going to clean out my greenhouse anyways so if i put them in my compost bin with all of the still green plants, do you think it will heat up enough to kill them? I hope so because thats what i did!


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RE: spidermites

I always used to put my house plants in the tub and spray them thoroughly with COLD water about once a week for several weeks. Worked great every winter. They don't like wet or cold and the harsh spray washes them off also.


 
 

 

 


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