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title: "Morning ya’ll! I realized one of my struggling plants has spider…"
description: "Morning ya’ll! I realized one of my struggling plants has spider mites. I tried treating it and it seems to have made it look 10 times worse. Is it…"
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# Morning ya’ll! I realized one of my struggling plants has spider…

_Gepostet von Lindsay am 2023-08-10_

Morning ya’ll! I realized one of my struggling plants has spider mites. I tried treating it and it seems to have made it look 10 times worse. Is it salvageable? Should I just cut off the new growth and start fresh?

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## 1 Kommentar

### Steph kommentierte am 2023-08-10

Yes I would cut off the leaves that are damaged, they won’t be able to repair themselves. Then spray down all the remaining leaves/stems with water to get the mites off as much as possible, then spray the leaves and stems and top of soil with a dish soap/water mixture (be sure not to use the kind of soap for grease, it’s too strong). Let it sit like 5 mins then spray it all down again to get the soap off and then I treat with neem oil to prevent their return

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