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title: "First time dealing with pests. I think these are spider mites. I…"
description: "First time dealing with pests. I think these are spider mites. I found them on my alocasia stingray. Does anyone have a method or specific product they use for…"
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# First time dealing with pests. I think these are spider mites. I…

_Geplaatst door Caroline W op 2025-07-16_

First time dealing with pests. I think these are spider mites. I found them on my alocasia stingray. Does anyone have a method or specific product they use for getting rid of them?

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## 6 reacties

### Yolanda reageerde op 2025-07-16

Get a cotton ball with 70% rubbing alcohol front and back of the leaves, then spray it really good with water and then spray it really good with neem oil. I would also either change the soil or just spray the soil as well with neem oil. Isolate this plant for a while from your others however, if this plant was near others then treat them also

### Yolanda reageerde op 2025-07-16

Continue process until you no longer see an issue. Spray every 7 days with neem oil

#### Caroline W antwoordde op 2025-07-16

Awesome thank you so much

### Tee Jay reageerde op 2025-07-16

Captain jacks dead bug brew

#### Caroline W antwoordde op 2025-07-16

Thank you

### Amie206 reageerde op 2025-07-16

I also shower (literally in the shower) my alocasias once a month making sure to get top, bottom and stems. I think this practice, more than anything has kept my alocasias pest free since Fall 2024

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