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Old 03-07-2008, 12:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Spider Mites

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Originally Posted by cactus6103 View Post
This will do the trick and don't worry about PH as mentioned above. You only need a couple drops of liquid dish soap to a quart spray bottle. Spray plenty on the plant. This will do a number to the critters. Red

I also do this to all my plants that come indoors for the winter to clean them and kill any bug hanging out.
I agree that this approach works great if you are spraying only 1 to a dozen leafs. I have also seen entire garden beds damaged by large-scale application with a tank- or hose-end type sprayer. For example, trying to control aphids in their 5' by 20' rose bed.
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