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heavy attack of spider mites
Does anyone know how to get rid of the Tetranychus urticae or spider
mite? They have devastated my herb pots, ate the potatoe, tomatoe and some bean plants and now they seem to be moving on to the flower department. How can I get rid of them? I tried spraying with a mixture of garlic and dishwashing liquid but that only slowed them down. In 3 days they were chewing happily at my plants as if nothing ever happened. Can I do anything at all? |
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heavy attack of spider mites
I read on a site (rexresearch) that stinging nettles and garlic help
repel/control spider mites. Does anyone have any experience with this? |
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heavy attack of spider mites
On 14 May 2006 11:46:29 -0700, "GH"
wrote: I read on a site (rexresearch) that stinging nettles and garlic help repel/control spider mites. Does anyone have any experience with this? Here is a commercial site that claims success against them with predator mites. I cannot help with garlic and nettles. http://www.hydro-gardens.com/spidermite.htm |
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heavy attack of spider mites
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"GH" wrote: Does anyone know how to get rid of the Tetranychus urticae or spider mite? They have devastated my herb pots, ate the potatoe, tomatoe and some bean plants and now they seem to be moving on to the flower department. How can I get rid of them? I tried spraying with a mixture of garlic and dishwashing liquid but that only slowed them down. In 3 days they were chewing happily at my plants as if nothing ever happened. Can I do anything at all? Neem oil -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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heavy attack of spider mites
On 14 May 2006 10:25:10 -0700, "GH"
wrote: Does anyone know how to get rid of the Tetranychus I had a misfire and responded to the wrong message. Scroll down a couple of messages. Sorry. |
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heavy attack of spider mites
On 14 May 2006 10:25:10 -0700, "GH" wrote:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the Tetranychus urticae or spider mite? They have devastated my herb pots, ate the potatoe, tomatoe and some bean plants and now they seem to be moving on to the flower department. I have made a spray with a little bit of buttermilk and flour (like a tablespoon of each for two liters of water), and some insecticidal soap thrown in, and it worked really well. We get spider mites on our beans every year. |
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heavy attack of spider mites
GH wrote: Does anyone know how to get rid of the Tetranychus urticae or spider mite? They have devastated my herb pots, ate the potatoe, tomatoe and some bean plants and now they seem to be moving on to the flower department. How can I get rid of them? I tried spraying with a mixture of garlic and dishwashing liquid but that only slowed them down. In 3 days they were chewing happily at my plants as if nothing ever happened. Can I do anything at all? |
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heavy attack of spider mites
Supposedly boiling rhubarb leaves and straining this into your sprayer
makes a good organic spray, whether it works for spider mite i'm not sure they take some getting rid of. Webbo norfolk UK |
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heavy attack of spider mites
I am not certain yet but I've done a little experiment. In one of my
big bean pots (60 cm diameter) I planted stinging nettles and in other one lots of garlic cloves. My beans hated the garlic and lowered pod production drastically and the aphid population dropped a little. In the other pot (with stinging nettle) I have almost no aphids, my beans are producing normally - 6 pods/week and continue to grow. The pots are next to each other so the aphids would have no problem crossing. Any comments from a more experienced gardner? What is your experience? |
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