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Mildew/Red spider mite

The cucumber plants in my greenhouse were growing well but started to develop "powdery mildew" which I was told was due to the atmosphere being too moist.I tried to increase ventilation and water carefully.I now have mildew and red spider mite which by Jackers

19/08/2012 14:32:56

by Italophile

Talkback: Dealing with red spider mite

19/08/2012 13:16:20

by Jackers

Talkback: Red spider mites

kitchen windowsill now have this :( spider mites are an outdoor curse here in reno-the hot dry summers are perfect for them-soft evergreens(alberta spruce)can be killed in amatter of weeks-unfortunately people refuse to believe that they can be controlled by Valdel

24/02/2012 23:57:14

by david spikes

pesky pests

Anybody out there who can help with advice about the problem of red-spider mites on house plants? One of my prized plants was killed stone dead in one infestation ( a 30 year old citrus shrub that I'd grown from a pip). Does anyone know of a by john cairns

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21/12/2012 22:35:46

by john cairns

Cucumber and Spider Mite, Still edible?

to eat.... They look OK.... what are your thoughts on this one? I would just peel them Red Spider mites love hot dry air so if you grow cues again it would be a good idea to mist the plants with water regularly Pam LL x Thank you lilylouise! by Liz_noobe

28/08/2012 20:14:01

by Liz_noobe

tomato plant pests

outside. Sounds like red spider mite, Gina. If you mist the plants daily to increase humidity, the spiders should move on. More information here Kate The red spider mites I come across aren't white. They're also so tiny as to be almost invisible by ginagibbs

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13/04/2012 10:09:29

by Italophile

Help needed

noticed some ants running up and down the trunk today. Many Thanks Debbie If the webs are at the tips, it could be red spider mite, which is difficult to deal with. The ants running up and down the trunk indicate there are aphids - ants feed off by Deblou2

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27/05/2012 21:45:58

by BobTheGardener

Mites in seeds

as a way to kill house dust mites so mite (he hee) work and a lot of seeds can stand freezing.Just a thought. If they are red in colour I would say spider mites, if greyish, they could possibly be pollen mites Too tiny to be flea beetle I'd say, not red by Lokelani

25/07/2012 19:32:49

by Lokelani

Red Insects

, and occasionally from humans! The adults (eight legs) feed on vegetable matter and garden debris. Sometimes called harvest mites, they can attach to the skin of animals and bite them. They live in garden and woodland debris. Red spider mites are much more common by Mortane8222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

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09/07/2012 08:15:28

by jean riley

Conifers/Cypress

. But, red spider mite/spruce mite, etc., do damage to juniper, picea causing needle drop but this damage is done in summer when weather is hot n dry. Wind burn too but conifers tend to brown off as they get taller anyway. Is it possible they are too by Wacheke

23/11/2012 11:12:08

by Verdun

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