"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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As usual, red spiders have attacked and killed most of my indoor plants
this winter. I can overwinter just about anything until about late
January or February, then the spider mites appear out of nowhere and
destroy everything. It's just about time to start planting seeds, and I
don't have them under control yet -- including the one remaining pepino
cutting that's still alive barely.

How to get them under control? I know most insecticides are not effective
because they are not insects. Will soapy water kill them? How about
nicotine sulfate? (I still have an ancient half-bottle of that stuff.)
Or just jack the humidifier way up so the air is almost dripping in the
grow room?

I use a systemic. It works every time. None of the organics worked for me.