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toomanymiles · 11-11-2011, 08:14 PM

Having big trouble with spider mites. I have read about them. Tried pesticides of every chemical and application. Tried hosing them off and even tried predator mites. Nothing seems to stop these guys. They hit while my plants are either in for the winter or mid. to late summer. My plants are cannas, bananas elephant ears and bergmansia. The bergmansia is effected the worst. I have killed them when my plants are small, but I can't hit every leaf of a grove of basjoo that are 10-15ft. tall. The grove is too dense and tall. So are the canna. I can spray and spray in them inside of the sunroom where they are stored and they come back faster than the plant can recover. I have also used systemics also. I have not sprayed for 2 years hoping that mother nature will balance things out with predators, but the damage just keeps happening. I used to have ensete that I would trim down and bring in for the winter and after 3 years they had 12ft. leaves. Now they just get killed in the winter by the spider mites. Any input would be appreciated.

Northeast Ohio zone 5-b.

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toomanymiles Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 5,626 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 14 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Battling spider mites every year. Having big trouble with spider mites. I have read about them. Tried pesticides of every chemical and application. Tried hosing them off and even tried predator mites. Nothing seems to stop these guys. They hit while my plants are either in for the winter or mid. to late summer. My plants are cannas, bananas elephant ears and bergmansia. The bergmansia is effected the worst. I have killed them when my plants are small, but I can't hit every leaf of a grove of basjoo that are 10-15ft. tall. The grove is too dense and tall. So are the canna. I can spray and spray in them inside of the sunroom where they are stored and they come back faster than the plant can recover. I have also used systemics also. I have not sprayed for 2 years hoping that mother nature will balance things out with predators, but the damage just keeps happening. I used to have ensete that I would trim down and bring in for the winter and after 3 years they had 12ft. leaves. Now they just get killed in the winter by the spider mites. Any input would be appreciated. Northeast Ohio zone 5-b.