Wednesday, January 11, 2012

How can you get rid of Spider mites in house Plants? I have tried evetything and nothing has worked?

I have tried washing w/ detergents, rubbing alcohol, garlic, and several insecticieds including one for outdoor use for pine trees. I am at my wits end I have several plants that are effected. I have even repotted using new soil.

Its very frustrating I cant start plants for the garden indoor because the mites kill them.

How can you get rid of Spider mites in house Plants? I have tried evetything and nothing has worked?
However, spider mite control will

almost always take several treatments. This

is because the spray will not kill eggs.

Consequently, eggs will be hatching following

your first treatment. To insure you kill all

activity, treat once a week for 3-6 treatments.

This schedule is necessary in the warmer months

when cycles develop quickly. If it is the

off season and development is slower, treat

2-4 times every two weeks. Don't waste your

time with standard materials like dursban or

diazinon. Like most arachnids, spider mites

are not too vulnerable to these active ingredients.

The best material for spider mite control is

called CYFLUTHRIN. This concentrate uses a synthetic

pyrethrin which has no odor and is very active on

mites. More importantly, it is very gentle

on treated plants. Use it to treat as many

plants that you believe may have activity.

Spider mite activity may be centralized,

but don't limit your coverage area to just

the active plants. The more you cover the

better protection you will get. Cyfluthrin can

be used inside for household plants which have

activity. If possible, take the plant

outside for treating purposes. You can bring

it inside once the spray has dried. Be sure

to inspect all plants in the home to catch

any activity before it is too late. In most

cases, treating plants around the infested

one is a good practice. Cyfluthrin is gentle

enough to use and getting the mite before

it causes damage is important. If the spidermites

have moved off the plants and have been found

in the home, use Cyfluthrin to spray all

baseboards, moldings and any other location

activity has been found. This will insure

they will not be able to establish themselves

in the structure.

If the mites are being found on an edible plant

or tree which will produce fruit or vegetables,

you will need to use something other then the

Cyfluthrin. There are several choices and you

must make your decision based on how each product

works. The safest product to use which only kills

nuisance insects when applied is INSECTICIDAL SOAP.

This material can be applied to any plant and though

it will kill insects when applied, it is important

to understand that it provides no residual. This

means you will have to use it over and over - sometimes

once every couple of days - to break the cycle of

most any spider mite infestation. The benefit of

Insecticidal Soap is the fact that it is so safe

to use presenting no hazard to anyone that might

be eating the produce or plant. If you want something

a little stronger, you should apply PERMETHRIN CONCENTRATE.

This product will last 7-14 days providing a mild

residual so that there is something left behind to

kill off rogue mites which are missed with the

first spraying. It is both odorless and very effective

on just about any pest and is probably the single

most used insecticide on vegetable and fruit plants

in the world.

Once you decide which product to use, do your

applications with one of our PUMP SPRAYERS. We have

several which will work well for this job. They

range in size and price so match one up with the

type of treating you will be doing. Furthermore,

is you are deciding to get either Cyfluthin or

Permethrin Concentrate, be sure to get some

SPREADER STICKER to add to the tank mix. This material

enables the active ingredient to better "cover" and

"spread" over the targeted plant so you are less likely

to miss key areas where some mites may be nesting.

There is no need to use Spreader Sticker with

Insecticidal Soap; in fact Insecticidal Soap has

many of the same qualities as Spreader Sticker

so it will do a good job of covering targeted

plants regardless.

One last option you might consider is the use

of PERMETHRIN DUST. Like the sprayable Permethrin,

this product will provide residual that can last

2 weeks or more. The other advantage of using a

dust is that you can clearly see where you have

treated. Since the dust will leave a white powdery

film over areas where it lands, one can clearly

see just where it has been applied. Use a HAND DUSTER

for small jobs or a DUSTIN MIZER if you have a

lot of dusting to be doing and expect to be

treating over the course of the growing season.

The Dustin Mizer is very efficient and will allow

you get complete coverage with little effort.

Dusting is a much faster way to treat targeted

plants then spraying and is rapidly becoming a

favorite amongst farmers and weekend gardeners

alike.

Spider mites are persistent pests which

can kill most any plant. They reproduce

quickly and will move inside if given the

chance. Treat once a week for several weeks

to insure you have got the entire population.

Use Cyfluthrin in a hose end or a pump sprayer

to get the best results. Once under control,

try to inspect every month or two and be

sure to treat again if they reappear.
Reply:I would put them outside in a protected area from the weather %26amp; put ladybugs or praying mantis on them. You can buy bugs at most feed stores. Dang sorry I cant help you.
Reply:Diatomaceous Earth
Reply:You can get ride of mites with Mayonnaise .wipe on the leave let set for 20 min and then use soft spray of water to wash leaves and water plant set outside over night with brown paperbag , Take bag off in midmorn after sun had hit plant ands warmed as to kill mites and leave nutrients in soil. good luck it works.

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