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Mairead

Is there any saving my calathea? It has spider mites that I’m struggling to get rid of and I think it is slowly dying but there is still new growth coming. Please help, is there still hope?

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  1. Swamp Witch

    There is still hope. It’s going to be easier to get the spider mites under control with less plant. Spray it twice a week and pray to the plant gods that they don’t come back.

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    • Mairead

      Is there not a limit to how many times you can spray one plant?

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    • Swamp Witch

      Depends on what you’re using. Neem is probably only a twice a week thing. Insecticidal soaps that you make…you can spray that sucker nearly every day if you want.

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  2. send_nodes

    I would take it out of the pot to assess the roots. Cut off any roots that look unhealthy Then remove all of the old droopy leaves, so you just have the new growth. Pot it up in fresh soil in a much smaller pot since you’ll be left with a much smaller plant. You might have to keep treating for spider mites but as Swamp Witch said, it’ll be easier to get rid of the mites with less plant.

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    • Mairead

      Will do thanks

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    • GreenishThumbelina

      I had more success getting rid of mites by spraying a cotton swab and applying only to the affected areas.

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  3. Lina

    You still have hope! I had the exact same thing happen to my rose calathea. As others have said already, just trim back the old leaves and keep a close watch on the new leaf and treat it with a heavy insecticide. I don’t find Neem Oil works particularly, and there are mixed reviews of its effectiveness given its own potential ability to destroy the plant. Neem oil requires continuous spraying a few times a week but continued spraying also has the problematic side effect of clogging up the leaf especially if the concentrate solution you’ve made isn’t right. So I’d be mindful of that. For mine, I went from 50 leaves or so when I first brought it home, down to 3 very sad droopy ones in 7 months, much like yours. I trimmed them all back and used Bug Clear Ultra and it’s cleared it all up. Make sure you watch out for the underside of the leaves on Calatheas as that’s where the mites love to hang out. Rose Calatheas do make a come back, esp if you give them filtered water (lol Evian) and keep those mites at bay. Every 6 weeks or so, I do find the mites try and make a comeback but… hey I now have 14 leaves!

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