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title: "Dealing with spider mites that won’t go away please give me all your…"
description: "Dealing with spider mites that won’t go away please give me all your tips :( I wash with soap and bug spray them and they just come back!"
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author: "Mairead"
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# Dealing with spider mites that won’t go away please give me all your…

_Geplaatst door Mairead op 2024-06-23_

Dealing with spider mites that won’t go away please give me all your tips :( I wash with soap and bug spray them and they just come back!

## 9 reacties

### Macie reageerde op 2024-06-23

25% rubbing alcohol to water mixture and in a spray bottle was what worked for me

### Debbie reageerde op 2024-06-23

I recommend frequent rinsing of entire leaf surfaces. You can also buy those sticky traps from Amazon or a Venus flytrap. Neem oil has also been helpful.

### eatyacarbs reageerde op 2024-06-23

It’s also important that you keep treating consistently. Spider mites lay eggs under the surface or “skin” of the leaves. So even when you get the visible stuff you’ll need to keep treating a few more times

#### Mairead antwoordde op 2024-06-25

I will thank you

### Basil reageerde op 2024-06-23

Do you put them in the same place each time? Because that may be the problem

#### Mairead antwoordde op 2024-06-25

Good idea I hadn’t thought of that thanks

### Freedomskai reageerde op 2024-06-23

I drenched my plants in neem oil and if there were still left by the next week I did it again. My plants have been ok since 🤞

#### Mairead antwoordde op 2024-06-25

Thanks i will do that

### Soup reageerde op 2024-06-23

You can counteract the mites with beneficial mites!! Some places sell them online and you just hand them around the stems of ur leaves and they eat all the bad guys

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