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