parid09

Well folks, it is getting to that time of year where there is distant hope of a spring coming sometime, and also a time where by now, most of us are war veterans when it comes to spider mites. I was thinking, for the newcomers to our "sport", we should all put in our battle plans and experience with these little buggers to help them in identifying and dealing with one of the most serious threats to nanners and other plants. Whatever you have done to control them, whether it has worked or not would be appreciated, and keep in mind that what might work for one situation, might not for another. For the new beginners, spider mites ALWAYS comes as a suprise, but there are things you can do to get an early detection if you know what to look for. For an example, when I got started with nanners, I mistakenly thought a wilted appearance of the leaves meant the plant was dry, and kept watering to "perk" them up... Well, we all know the sins of overwatering, and this only made things worse as the poor plant ended up in a two front war.. corm rot, and trying to cope with the mites. Put in your stories... the more info to all, the more fun we will have with our nanners!