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Gardening

phantom power

(25,966 posts) Tue Aug 7, 2012, 03:05 PM Aug 2012

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Anybody know a good horticultural oil for spider mites?

I saw sunspray recommended, but evidently it's no longer made.

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Anybody know a good horticultural oil for spider mites? (Original Post) phantom power Aug 2012 OP

I have never had to use an oil, but Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #1

I don't know what it is with our property... phantom power Aug 2012 #2

It seems that this is a bad year for them. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #3

SaferSoap HopeHoops Aug 2012 #4

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. I have never had to use an oil, but

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:57 PM

Aug 2012

Neem oil and rosemary oil are often recommended as safe products that kill spider mites.

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

2. I don't know what it is with our property...

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:42 PM

Aug 2012

every year we seem to get the goddamn Normandy invasion of spider mites. This spring we removed every living thing from our property and relandscaped. Naively, I hoped maybe that would wipe them out. Now they've attacked our lantana and shrubs. It used to be just the veggie garden.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. It seems that this is a bad year for them.

Reply to phantom power (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 07:53 PM

Aug 2012

Here is a link to another post regarding spider mites. I don't know if there is anything that will help you in it, but it could be that the infestation is because of the weather this year.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11592263

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

4. SaferSoap

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 10:15 AM

Aug 2012

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