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Wed, Jul 16, 14 at 23:18
| I have a huge infestation of red spider mites on my tomatoes. I spray them with water every morning but hasn't helped :( Is it to late to save my plants? They are soooo many. |
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| try insecticidal soap or neem oil. I have using a combo of insecticidal soap with horiticultural oil or just the soap. I'm also trying to remove the varmints and squish them. They are an issue in my area as well this year. |
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| Spray with neem oil solution on a weekly basis. It should take care of them. I would recommend continuing treatment even after you no longer see them on the leaves, just to keep potential re -infestations at bay. Also make sure you do it early in the mornings, or as the sun is setting. I've heard that prevents any kind of chemical burning or negative results to the leaves. We applied neem oil to our tomatoes earlier this year once we noticed spider mites, and it completely took care of the problem...so I don't think it's too late for you :) just a heads up though, if you've never used it before, neem oil has a very distinct odor |
Here is a link that might be useful: Here's a write up I did on my blog a few weeks back on neem oil
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| A regular spraying of insecticidal soap should also work well, and be a little less likely to harm your plants. |
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| Have you considered adding ladybugs to your garden? |
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