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title: "Help! My Norfolk Island pine has spider mites. I sprayed with an…"
description: "Help! My Norfolk Island pine has spider mites. I sprayed with an alcohol dilution and they went away. Now they’re back and my plant is brittle, dropping, and…"
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# Help! My Norfolk Island pine has spider mites. I sprayed with an…

_Publicado por Lulu el 2024-09-15_

Help! My Norfolk Island pine has spider mites. I sprayed with an alcohol dilution and they went away. Now they’re back and my plant is brittle, dropping, and discolored. What do I do?

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## 4 comentarios

### eatyacarbs comentó el 2024-09-15

just keep rinsing every few days— even just with water. the spider mites will keep emerging for a while, they’re never a one and done treatment. just stay vigilant!

### McCartney comentó el 2024-09-15

I don’t know much about them but I just saw a post about someone with a similar problem, with a good response.  
I hope this helps !

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#### eatyacarbs respondió el 2024-09-15

Spider mites don’t bother with the soil. They lay eggs under the surface of the leaves — that’s where they continue to reemerge from, but you definitely want to keep rinsing

### Bay Area Plant Mom comentó el 2024-09-15

keep spraying every few days, their life cycles is around 3 weeks, also predatory mite sachets as a preventative would be great

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