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title: "Help‼️my rubber tree has spider mites. Where I live I is cold outside…"
description: "Help‼️my rubber tree has spider mites. Where I live I is cold outside so I can’t take it outside and do a thorough washing. I washed it with Castile soap to…"
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# Help‼️my rubber tree has spider mites. Where I live I is cold outside…

_Geplaatst door Hannah op 2025-03-08_

Help‼️my rubber tree has spider mites. Where I live I is cold outside so I can’t take it outside and do a thorough washing. I washed it with Castile soap to the best I could indoors. Sprayed neem on it and they came back🫣how I can I get rid of these guys indoors 😭

## 5 reacties

### JW reageerde op 2025-03-08

Castile was a good choice. I use a concentrated but gentle spray of water on each web and more every few hours during the day. As a last resort mix 3 parts water to every 1 part dawn dish soap and 1 part been oil and spray it on there. Be sure it doesn't get into the soil, however as this will damage the roots.

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwoordde op 2025-03-08

Be careful using Dawn on plants. This does not make insecticidal soap, like a castille soap would. It is a detergent and can harm the plants natural waxy coating, leading to transpiration issues and even the plant dying.

### JW reageerde op 2025-03-08

\*neem oil

### Wolfen 🐺 reageerde op 2025-03-08

You can't treat just once. You need to spray it down every 4-7 days (unless the bottle has other recommend) for at least 45 days to kill the whole life cycle. I take larger plants into my bathroom to spray down and shower, you don't need to haul them outdoors. This is a great homemade pest killer from Blossm Effect on IG

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### KJM reageerde op 2025-03-09

Captain Jack's, the one that has miticide in it.

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