Aaron Hicks wrote:
Miticides?

Talstar (bifenthrin) is quite good. Also for ornamental use are
Avid (avermectin), Mavrik (fluvalinate), Isotox IV (very different from
Isotox), and Pentac (dienochlor).

I think neem oil and pyrethroids are also effective on mites,
along with insecticidal soaps. Kelthane (dicofol) *used* to be the old
standby for mites; I don't know as it's available anymore. It has a
chemical structure quite similar to DDT, but (supposedly) is not as stable
in the environment. It's one of those organochlorine pesticides that isn't
the sort of thing you want around the house.

There's also a boatload of home remedies. Check "Google."

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-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ


This reminds me of something so I'll post/ask right here. I have never
had a real serious problem with mites on my orchids. I have used sun
spray oil once in a while when there was a small problem.
This summer my wife brought home a large hanging pot of red impatiens.
It started to die off so I took a closer look. It was being sucked dry
by spider mites. I cut back the really bad parts and sprayed it with the
sun spray oil. When it continued to decline, I sprayed it again. It
still has mites.
So the question. Is spraying that oil on orchids for mites a waste of
time or what? I may try a higher than recommended concentration on that
impatiens since it of no value as it is. I've been wondering about this.

Steve