Red Spider Mites?
MartinH Offline
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Are these red spider mites on this potted rose in my greenhouse?  Lots of dust-sized specs scurrying about through their webs.

I've taken the pot outside into the fresh air and given it a soaking.

Any suggestions, other than to nuke the greenhouse from orbit?

Thanks!

   
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Roitelet Offline
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Leave it outside and spray regularly to keep up the humidity and you may get rid of them.
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MartinH Offline
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I put a spoonful of cooking oil and a spoonful of fairy liquid into a sprayer full of water today and gave the rose and the dahlia that was next to it a good soak. I also sprayed a couple of spare pepper plants to make sure that it doesn't hurt the plants, because there's some yellowing on all the peppers that I fear is down to the spiders as well.

If nothing dies in a few days I'll start regular repeat spraying and see what happens.
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(14-06-2021, 11:16 PM)MartinH Wrote: I put a spoonful of cooking oil and a spoonful of fairy liquid into a sprayer full of water today and gave the rose and the dahlia that was next to it a good soak. I also sprayed a couple of spare pepper plants to make sure that it doesn't hurt the plants, because there's some yellowing on all the peppers that I fear is down to the spiders as well.

If nothing dies in a few days I'll start regular repeat spraying and see what happens.


Did you have any success with this Martin?
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(05-08-2025, 09:22 PM)Mark_Riga Wrote:
(14-06-2021, 11:16 PM)MartinH Wrote: I put a spoonful of cooking oil and a spoonful of fairy liquid into a sprayer full of water today and gave the rose and the dahlia that was next to it a good soak. I also sprayed a couple of spare pepper plants to make sure that it doesn't hurt the plants, because there's some yellowing on all the peppers that I fear is down to the spiders as well.

If nothing dies in a few days I'll start regular repeat spraying and see what happens.


Did you have any success with this Martin?
Well, I think it helped. It didn't get rid of them altogether but as I recall the spread stopped.

I made the mistake of not cleaning out my sprayer afterwards and it took ages to unclog it next time I used it Smile

The spiders haven't been nearly as bad in subsequent years. I just try to keep the humidity up on the cucumber plants because it seems they go for those first.
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