Soil mites help
 

Anyone have luck getting rid of them? They are in the 1000s in my soil inside and out. And I plan to bring in my dwarf at winter since I am zone 7.

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How about a picture?

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They are like white dots in the soil. As soon as u water they come out

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You could try some Triazicade. It is what I'm about to use to try and combat some grubs.

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Or you could use Neem which is organic but not instantaneous; I'm determined to not purchase Sevin or Malathion in my new home. Even though I rarely spray, I'm not having issues with leaf chewers or nematodes--knock on wood. If these are spider mites, you can repot in sterile soil. It may sound silly but I'd gently wash the roots in a weak solution of dishwashing detergent. Since this will be an inside/outside plant, I'd recommend either baking your dirt or purchasing potting soil. Miracle Gro has a prefertilized one my that boss, when I was a landscaper in OH, used for annual plant arrangements. It fed for the entire season; a season that's a bit shorter than yours so you'd need to feed or repot after about 5 months. (I gardened in MD for over 30 years.)

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I gave up on Organic insect solution. LoL
I have never sprayed or dusted my veggies thou.

I attempted to bake the soil by laying card board down. It seemed to kill off the weeds for a short time. But the grubs are still there. I read that baking the soil is best for nematodes. But I honestly, do not think I have even had them.

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Sounds crazy but when I see them in a pot. I fill a 5 gal bucket with water and dawn dish soap. Pull the rootball outta the pot and stick the whole thing into the bucket. Leave them for 15-30 mins. Come back and repot and flush with water. Doesn't seem to bother the plant. I never get mites in the grounded plants. It's always the potted ones. Usually too wet from a lot of rain. I would love to hear other solutions like preditory bugs. Large greenhouses have to have issues. I want to know exactly what they do.

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Ppfff, I overlooked the entire part about this referring to a potted plant. LoL

Yes, everyone is right wash them out are replace the soil.

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I almost did, my guava and annona have been vexed with scale, but I discovered horticultural oil kills them.

I would have no problem using sevin if I had to

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In MD everyone had Japanese beetle grubs except for me. Why didn't I? I encouraged Starlings or Grackles; I'm not a birder so don't know which it was. My yard was black for days when "dinner" was served during spring but otherwise they didn't hang around. Here I've found a few grubs but I have armadillos that patrol the yard occasionally. I'm not too fond of their holes or the fact that they dig where I've planted but they do a good job. Snails are new to me. They're not too bad--yet. Hate that I may need to share a beer with them...

Nematodes were awful in Jacksonville; I've seen no evidence of them down here. YET.

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I have used neem oil mixed with a small amount of dish soap with success. You can get neem oil from amazon, not too expensive. I have used it on my plumeria, desert rose and several other tropicals. Since using neem oil, I have been bug free for quite sometime. Good luck,
Bill

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I purchased Neem at Lowes; HD probably sells it also. It's not a big container but you don't use much; I believe I spent $7.99 plus tax last summer. Shop and compare prices then pick some up. I met a couple who are raising their own trees here in FL; unless you have a really great indoor growing area and want to give up growing space for more interesting plants, buy the oil ready made.