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« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2009, 12:10:27 PM » |
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Charlie I have a dome but not one that will fit over it. I have them on top of my cable box and it keeps them pretty warm so I hope it works.
As for as the shipping I found something to put them in. I just took some line paper and folded it like a square then tapped the ends. I will probably use the USPS box like you said.
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« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2009, 12:19:38 PM » |
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I am having so much fun dealing with spidermites.........  Jordan I am not sure if you got rid of yours but it seems so hard to get rid of them ! I finally saw the mites. They are tiny but if you have pretty good vision you can see them with you naked eye. My office hibiscus are infested with them ! i just sprayed them again yesterday with ortho ecosense indoor spray. I have been spraying them with bayer 3-1 but this seems to not totally get rid of them even though the container says last for 30 days ? I am not sure what to do. I will keep my spraying regime up and hope I get rid of them soon. |
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« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2009, 01:41:33 AM » |
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Ugh Kerry aren't they a huge PITA?!!? I've come up with a good system that seems like it's working pretty well. I'm going to post in the mites for dummies section. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel finally, but it's been a long road getting rid of them. I found two more re-infested plants today and they are in the tub as we speak. Good luck getting rid of yours!!!
PS-- I can see them with the naked eye now too. At first I thought I couldnt. I find it quite enjoyable to use my thumbnail to squish them in half.......
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2009, 08:34:33 AM » |
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Kerry, the problem with spraying for mites is that mites are spiders, not insects, and most of the sprays do not kill them despite any claims on the bottle. Commercial growers do not use any of the typical "insect sprays" that are available in garden centers, except for hort oil. Hort oil works but special miticide sprays are what commercial growers use and unfortunately most states do not allow these to be purchased without a permit. If your newest spray contains oil or even insecticidal soap it should work but if not I doubt it will do much against the mites.
For you animal lovers, I can pass on some info that is not a recommendation but might be of interest. Ear treatments for mites in animals often contain avermectins such as abamectin. These are distilled from naturally occurring soil bacterium. It just so happens that the most common and very effective miticide used by commercial growers is Avid, containing abamectin as the active ingredient.
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« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2009, 10:04:36 AM » |
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Kerry, the problem with spraying for mites is that mites are spiders, not insects, and most of the sprays do not kill them despite any claims on the bottle. Commercial growers do not use any of the typical "insect sprays" that are available in garden centers, except for hort oil. Hort oil works but special miticide sprays are what commercial growers use and unfortunately most states do not allow these to be purchased without a permit. If your newest spray contains oil or even insecticidal soap it should work but if not I doubt it will do much against the mites.
For you animal lovers, I can pass on some info that is not a recommendation but might be of interest. Ear treatments for mites in animals often contain avermectins such as abamectin. These are distilled from naturally occurring soil bacterium. It just so happens that the most common and very effective miticide used by commercial growers is Avid, containing abamectin as the active ingredient.
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The Ortho ecosense has oil in it. I just got the bayer 3-1 because it was recommend on your website. I still have hort oil but it is concentrated. I need to see if I can find the dosing for it . I hope I did not loose it. I think the suggested dose I used of the hort oil was not strong enough. I was going by summer directions but my plants did not get direct sunlight to burn them. As for the ear mite medicine for animals I will do some test and let you know how it goes. I will start with one leaf and if the plant seems ok I will try to figure out something. I know I have a bunch of ear mite medicine lol |
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« Reply #20 on: September 24, 2009, 11:58:31 AM » |
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Speaking from experience, if you ever lose the label directions for a pesticide you can almost always find it online by searching by the name plus the word label. They are usually available as pdf files that are opened by Preview on Macs or Adobe Reader (free) on Windows machines.
Avid contains 2 percent abamectin and is used at the rate of 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water - potent stuff. It has a strong odor and is not suitable for indoor spraying.
Oil is safer and the right dose will smother mites that it hits. The Bayer 3-i-1 was released for rose growers and claims to have a miticide, much needed by rose growers. However, the miticide is a pyrethroid (common insecticide) and probably does some good but no commercial grower I know would use it as the only defense against mites. Combined with oil or rotated with oil might make a good program.
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« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2009, 12:46:04 PM » |
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Thanks for the info I will see if I can get the dosage , I will be back with questions about it once i either find it online or in my room lol
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« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2009, 01:15:17 PM » |
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seedling up dates : remember How I said my cats chewed off some of the tops of my seedlings? Well I am always curious to see what happenes to anything before i throw it away  to my surprise they are still alive and one is growing a new leaf ! |
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« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2009, 02:00:38 PM » |
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update I finally bought the chrome wire shelf from home depot  The last of the seed pods ripen |
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« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2009, 08:56:53 AM » |
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Very practical, and looks nice, too!
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« Reply #25 on: October 21, 2009, 07:38:34 AM » |
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So the spider mite battle continues ! I thought I finally got rid of them but I did not  I am so sick of trying to get rid of them. It would be different and probably easier if i had only a few plants but I don't. I googles how to get rid of spider mites and this came up http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-spider-mites.htmRubbing alcohol Mix ? I wonder if that even works but i am desperate to try it. I have hort oil in concentrate and I did mix it right so I dunno why its not working. After the dip I did not see any mites for weeks now, but now they came back ! |
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« Reply #26 on: October 21, 2009, 09:43:42 AM » |
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Rubbing alcohol is poisonous, Kerry. Don't spray it indoors and then breath the fumes. Could do some serious damage to your health.
What makes you think it is spider mites now? Yellow leaves or can you see live mites? Besides dipping, hort oil is the best solution but it only works when mites and their eggs are covered with the oil. Miss a hiding space and those in it will continue to spread. Tricky little $#%@
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« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2009, 10:30:46 AM » |
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Rubbing alcohol is poisonous, Kerry. Don't spray it indoors and then breath the fumes. Could do some serious damage to your health.
What makes you think it is spider mites now? Yellow leaves or can you see live mites? Besides dipping, hort oil is the best solution but it only works when mites and their eggs are covered with the oil. Miss a hiding space and those in it will continue to spread. Tricky little $#%@
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Thanks I wont try the alcohol now, I wonder why someone would put such info on the internet? Well it is mites I am getting the same yellow blotched leaves and I see little things on the leaves either eggs or the baby mites. |
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« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2009, 01:47:55 PM » |
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Sigh.......what a pain!
I only asked whether you saw them because at this time of year leaves can turn yellow here and there due to the change in the weather.
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« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2009, 10:12:10 AM » |
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updates last week I sprayed all of the plants with hort oil. Last night instead of giving them a bath ( I hate doing it because the soil gets every where) I took the plants and rinsed them under the tub faucet. I took every leaf and let the water just poor over the back side of the leaves. I had the faucet on all the way. This was easier to do than the bath so I will do this weekly and see if that helps. I looked under the leaves and I see no eggs |
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