Thread: Spider mites
View Single Post
Old 05-25-2010, 10:28 PM   #12 (permalink)
CookieCows
Member
 
CookieCows's Avatar
 
Location: Kentucky
Zone: 6-7
Name: Deb
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,182
BananaBucks : 98,264
Feedback: 3 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 1,347 Times
Was Thanked 696 Times in 393 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 159 Times
Default Re: Spider mites

I used to move a small humidifier around each day and point it near my plants. For the last two winters I've devoted a spare room to most of the plants and upgraded to a larger humidifier that turns on and off and found that between 40% - 50% humidity will keep the mites completely gone. There's an old thread somewhere that explains how water breaks them down. Keep misting the undersides of the leaves each day with water if you don't have a humidifier.

Good luck!!
__________________

CookieCows is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To CookieCows
Said thanks: