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The Hollyberry Lady · 11-11-2011, 09:05 PM

Water is all that is necessary to prevent mites, as well as to get rid of them. It has to be regular and consistent applications however, to be effective. At most, all you'd ever need is dishsoap, but water will keep them away over the long-term. Store-bought sprays are a complete waste of money when it comes to spitermites. Water, and lots of it, will send them running and keep them gone.

I shower my banana plants through the winter in my bathtub. The larger ones that can't fit in the tub, I mist, and then I wipe the undersides of the leaves with papertowels...but perhaps you have a garage where you could spray your plants with the hose. It has to be done weekly for prevention but sometimes daily if you're already infested.

Once you've got control of an infestation, you can shower once or twice a week to keep them away. Water is your answer if you can commit to applying it often.

Good luck.

: )

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The Hollyberry Lady The Hollyberry Lady 's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15,161 BananaBucks : 1,429,809 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 12,042 Times Was Thanked 11,326 Times in 5,311 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 102 Times	Re: Battling spider mites every year. Water is all that is necessary to prevent mites, as well as to get rid of them. It has to be regular and consistent applications however, to be effective. At most, all you'd ever need is dishsoap, but water will keep them away over the long-term. Store-bought sprays are a complete waste of money when it comes to spitermites. Water, and lots of it, will send them running and keep them gone. I shower my banana plants through the winter in my bathtub. The larger ones that can't fit in the tub, I mist, and then I wipe the undersides of the leaves with papertowels...but perhaps you have a garage where you could spray your plants with the hose. It has to be done weekly for prevention but sometimes daily if you're already infested. Once you've got control of an infestation, you can shower once or twice a week to keep them away. Water is your answer if you can commit to applying it often. Good luck. : )