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I am brand new to plants and I just recently picked up several close to a month ago. I’ve repotted them today and they all were in desperate need of it. Most of them also had fungus gnats so I soaked them in a hydrogen peroxide mixture, put them all in new pots with new soil as well. I added sticky traps but what do I do now? I noticed also a couple of plants had spider mites so I’ve isolated them from the rest but am needing further advice as well. Pic of my collection prior to repotting

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  1. LadyTenorJD

    Use an insect soap on the spider mite infested plants. Some people buy them, and others make their own. I have done both. If you have reported, great. The insect soap will have to be reapplied in a week to ensure all mites are dead. Do not leave in the sun if sprayed with the soap, as the leaves may burn. When certain the mites are dead, you can remove them from quarantine.

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    • Growing growing gone

      Thank you!!

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  2. Amy

    I’m dealing with spider mites right now and washing the leaves weekly, both the top and underside, with a hose or sprayer really helps. Then I lightly spray the leaves with a weak spray of alcohol because I don’t like the smell of bug spray. It works for me. Depending on how bad your spider mite infestation is, it can take a few weeks or more to get rid of them. For gnats, change your watering habits to reduce the soil moisture so they don’t keep infesting the moist soil. Love your plant setup

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    • Growing growing gone

      Thank you so much 😊 i did happen to spray the two that i noticed it on yesterday. I’ll be spraying them down today.

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