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LearnerR

I’ve got these mini white spiders making webs everywhere here. It’s not thriving at all. What should I do? What kind of pesticide should I use? It’s a watermelon something plant. Thanks very much.

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  1. Kades

    Spider mites are the worst! I spray with diluted neem oil!

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    • LearnerR

      I’ve been spraying Neem oil but the spiders look 100% unbothered 😤

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  2. Kades

    Oh shoot, maybe castille soap? If not you may have to go commercial grade insecticidal

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  3. eatyacarbs

    i this looks like a string of bananas. spider mites lay eggs under the surface of the leaves (it’s unusual for them to infest a succulent, as they prefer more delicate foliage, but not unheard of) because of this you have to keep treating until they stop showing up

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    • eatyacarbs

      this pot is too big. i would take it out of this pot, rinse out all the old soil and the mites, and repot into a small terra cotta pot in something well draining. then keep treating until you stop seeing them

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    • LearnerR

      Thank you so much! Okay

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