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title: "She had spider mites.. Sprayed with soapy water (as per advice i was…"
description: "She had spider mites.. Sprayed with soapy water (as per advice i was given) and she dropped three stems + leaves and looks like this now. These two stems don't…"
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# She had spider mites.. Sprayed with soapy water (as per advice i was…

_Emmalie\_Ak님이 2023-07-16에 게시함_

She had spider mites.. Sprayed with soapy water (as per advice i was given) and she dropped three stems + leaves and looks like this now. These two stems don't feel squishy or anything anymore... Help! Pink Dragon or Pink Princess Alocasia.

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## 4개의 댓글

### Roundshouse Plants님이 2023-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I've heard alocasia's called "the spider mite hotel" haha. I've had spider mites a few times on my alocasia. I've found the soapy water works best prayed on the soil too. Wiping the leaves with a soft cloth to get off any extra soap. Make sure you quarantine it from the rest of your plants or you'll have an outbreak!

#### Emmalie\_Ak님이 2023-07-16에 답변했습니다.

All the mites are gone.. That's when the leaves started to die! After they were gone!

#### Roundshouse Plants님이 2023-07-16에 답변했습니다.

It might be a chemical burn from the soap? I did that to my black velvet alocasia. The leaves didn't die, just looked ugly until they passed from natural causes.

### xoana님이 2023-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would still quarantine even if you don’t physically see them anymore. Those buggers are tiny and love hiding on soil. I brought home an Alocasia frydek from a nursery that was infested with spider mites. I took it away from my other plants, sprayed it with neem oil and covered the whole thing in diatomaceous earth. I had it sit for about a week like that and no more spider mites. In my experience your alocasia should be fine if there’s no more mites.

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