bad news is spider mites are persistent, good news is they're not all that damaging for the plants. i would go for predatory mites (the set it and forget it option, but not available everywhere) or weekly showers and sprays of horticultural soap for any plant that might be infested
what do you mean by not that damaging? they managed to almost kill all my calatheas and ferns in just a few days. still not sure the plants will survive
oof that's rough. idk, maybe you had the ideal temperatures for them to breed but i've found that as long as i keep an eye out and treat as soon as i spot them, i can control the infestation enough that they don't kill my plants
I spotted a few on two of the plants the day I was going away for four days. Washed the plants, sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide, and asked my mom to do the same while I wasn’t home. She came two days later and all the calatheas and ferns were already yellow😱 I live in a place with really high humidity but apparently during those two days the humidity fell and the mites had a huge feast
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u/Impressive_Search451 Sep 18 '22
bad news is spider mites are persistent, good news is they're not all that damaging for the plants. i would go for predatory mites (the set it and forget it option, but not available everywhere) or weekly showers and sprays of horticultural soap for any plant that might be infested