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title: "Spider Mites! Help! I have tried spraying with Castile Soap, but they…"
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# Spider Mites! Help! I have tried spraying with Castile Soap, but they…

_Publicado por Mon el 2024-09-06_

Spider Mites! Help! I have tried spraying with Castile Soap, but they keep coming back. I also used systemic granules, but they spider mites do not die. What works for you?

## 10 comentarios

### Jas comentó el 2024-09-06

Diluted neem oil with tap/bottled water has worked for me! Even just spraying heavily infected soil and then wiping the leaves has gotten rid of it for me🙃

### Heather comentó el 2024-09-06

I second the neem oil treatment. I had a bad infestation of spider mites on my tomatoes and a solution of 1.5 tsp of need oil, .5 tsp Carole soap and 1 qt of warm water makes a great spray I used on nearly everything in my garden to keeps all sorts of nasties away.

### Bay Area Plant Mom comentó el 2024-09-06

how often and for how many weeks were you spraying?

#### Mon respondió el 2024-09-06

Once a week. It’s been 3 weeks.

#### Bay Area Plant Mom respondió el 2024-09-08

their life cycle is up to three weeks but since they hide well it might take you up to a few cycles to fully get rid of them 😪

### Danii comentó el 2024-09-06

Unfortunately systemic granules work on nearly every plant pest but spider mites. I used a 1-1 rubbing alcohol and water plus a pump of dish soap, saturated the plant with it and scrubbed every leaf with a two inch paint brush. Once a week for about three weeks. Neem oil did nothing in my experience.

#### Mon respondió el 2024-09-06

I sprayed the plant with alcohol yesterday. I am scared it will burn the leaves 🙈 since it’s an Alocasia

#### Mel’s plants respondió el 2024-11-03

Do they get in the soil?

### Brian Campbell comentó el 2024-09-06

Diluted Neem oil with a bit of dish soap sprayed on leaves works

### Dondoo52 comentó el 2024-09-07

I learned that spider mites are attracted to dry environments. If you keep your plant misted, they don’t like it. This is especially true with my croton.

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