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Old 05-28-2021, 05:05 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rpbp58 View Post
I've always had very good luck with Forbid-4f. It kills every single spider mite in less than 24 hours, and it's systemic so it kills the babies when they come out too. And yes I have a microscope to confirm they are all dead.

It's ridiculously expensive in the size that they normally sell, so there is an entire cottage industry on ebay for people that buy the gallons and repackage it in vials of a few ml. A few ml. will last you all year and cost you ~$25.

Wear a respirator and gloves, use common sense, and don't spray it on a plant that has fruit.

--bob
I just bought 1 oz. and the instructions say "do not use in greenhouses."

Well, ignoring that will be hard to resist.
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