Posted by JohnS on March 13, 2007, 5:26 pm
What is most effective for spider mites on the Impatience plant?
Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 13, 2007, 6:57 pm
> What is most effective for spider mites on the Impatience plant?
Begin with an attack with the kitchen sink sprayer, or a spray nozzle on the
outside hose. If they come back, put 2-3 drops of dish soap in a quart of
water and soak the plant completely with it. Always use poison as your last
resort. Always.
Posted by JohnS on March 14, 2007, 1:00 am
>> What is most effective for spider mites on the Impatience plant?
> Begin with an attack with the kitchen sink sprayer, or a spray nozzle on
> the outside hose. If they come back, put 2-3 drops of dish soap in a quart
> of water and soak the plant completely with it. Always use poison as your
> last resort. Always.
Will try the soap. Just hosing plants don't get rid of them, they come rigt
back. Plants are in small greenhouse and mites are problem all winter long.
Posted by Phisherman on March 14, 2007, 6:33 am
JohnS wrote
> What is most effective for spider mites on the Impatience plant?
Spider mites hate water spray. If you spray/mist the plant daily for
a week they will leave. Cover the pot soil with aluminum foil while
spraying so you don't saturate the plant's roots. Then you can mist
the plant 2x a week. A plant in a south or west window is most
vulnerable to spider mite attack.
Posted by Stephen Henning on March 14, 2007, 4:43 pm
>> What is most effective for spider mites on the Impatience plant?
> Begin with an attack with the kitchen sink sprayer, or a spray nozzle on
> the outside hose. If they come back, put 2-3 drops of dish soap in a quart
> of water and soak the plant completely with it. Always use poison as your
> last resort. Always.
Especially on spider mites. There have natural predators that poison
sprays kill. Most spider mite problems are caused by spraying.
If the mites are indoors you have some different options. Read this:
<http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/uc/uc-030.html>
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