SPIDERMITES

[PlanterPalm]

My cat palm has been looking bad, I mean more browning leaves and fronds and just looking awful. I gave it another throrough check and it was Spider mites, took it in my tub, washed it with dish soap and hosed it down a little soap got in the soil so I pushed a gallon through. Since alot of the fronds were severely browned and damaged I had to do alot of trimming but the new frond is currently still pushing and about to uncurl, so Ig its ok for now. Ill def get neem oil with my next check

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm dealing with an outbreak too, which is super cool because my grow room is big, there's A LOT of plants in there, and it's a dusty room that sat empty for 17 years. I'm buying a pump sprayer and the heavy duty neem concentrate when I go to town this week. Btw if nobody's told you yet, neem oil stinks like hell. Your house is gonna smell like diabetes feet for a few days. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

9 hours ago, PlanterPalm said:

... Ill def get neem oil with my next check

You should just continue with the soapy water spray every 3 or 4 days for a couple of weeks to eradicate the mites. No foul odors and it works.

[JohnAndSancho]

 

I ain't playing with these little *4 minute string of expletives* 

[Harry’s Palms]

Back when I had house plants , I always just used the soupy water method . Yes , you have to repeat the process to keep it under control , but it works and no chemical or foul odor. My Chrysalidiocarpus Lutescens was particularly vulnerable to mealy bugs and scale . It is a lot of work to keep plants looking good indoors and , fortunately, I live in a climate that allows me to grow many palms in the garden where I have very little problem with pests. Even outdoors , I use the soapy water method to “wash “ the pests off on the rare occasions that I get them . If they persist , I use a vegetable spray that is not so toxic to animals or wildlife. Harry

[JohnAndSancho]

1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Back when I had house plants , I always just used the soupy water method . Yes , you have to repeat the process to keep it under control , but it works and no chemical or foul odor. My Chrysalidiocarpus Lutescens was particularly vulnerable to mealy bugs and scale . It is a lot of work to keep plants looking good indoors and , fortunately, I live in a climate that allows me to grow many palms in the garden where I have very little problem with pests. Even outdoors , I use the soapy water method to “wash “ the pests off on the rare occasions that I get them . If they persist , I use a vegetable spray that is not so toxic to animals or wildlife. Harry

I did a quick count last night before I went to bed, and to be fair, some of these are community pots, the vast majority are seeds sprouting (papaya, mango, guava, clementine) from fruit I ate, etc etc but there's 136 pots in this room. I can deal with a few days of neem stink if it works. I guess if I was smart and planned things out, I would have cleaned better before I decided to go full on crazy. Lol I didn't plan this at all. It started off with a bunch of gifted plants and some freebies and a few deals I couldn't say no to, and it quickly turned into learning the hard way just how small I have to get plywood cut to fit in the car to this absolute madness that's only going to get worse. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

1 hour ago, JohnAndSancho said:

... I would have cleaned better before I decided to go full on crazy. Lol I didn't plan this at all. ...

Well, if nothing else, a full time job of your own making. 😂

[JohnAndSancho]

16 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Well, if nothing else, a full time job of your own making. 😂

That's literally what it's becoming. And I know I've said this hundreds of times, but by the time I get finished with everything inside, it'll be time to put the plants all outside and then I'll get a full time job fighting cats and fire ants but hopefully becoming really good friends with the UPS man and hopefully my grant proposals and my SSDI go through.