*&*(^%$## Spider Mites!!

From: Jack Honeycutt jhoneycutt at uswest.net> on 2001.01.10 at 01:28:00(5832) Fellow and lady Aroiders.... I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights for the winter here in Portland Oregon. I have been attacked by spider mites. I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. Help!! +More Advice appreciated. jack in Oregon

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.01.10 at 03:44:08(5833) Hi Jack, How is the Typhonodorum doing?? Brian now has a bunch of seed of this! (pugturd50@hotmail.com) Cheers, Julius +More >>Fellow and lady Aroiders.... I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights for the winter here in Portland Oregon. I have been attacked by spider mites. I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. Help!! Advice appreciated. jack in Oregon

From: jim singer jsinger at igc.org> on 2001.01.10 at 03:46:22(5834) i'd try a systemic approach. mix a capful of cygon in a gallon of water and water your plants. a couple of treatments ought to do it. At 07:27 PM 1/9/01 -0600, Jack Honeycutt wrote: +More >Fellow and lady Aroiders.... > >I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights >for the winter here in Portland Oregon. > >I have been attacked by spider mites. > >I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub >in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other >solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. > >Help!! > >Advice appreciated. > >jack in Oregon > >

From: "newton" newton at coiinc.com> on 2001.01.10 at 03:46:37(5835) Those mites sap a plant fast, especially in DRY heat. I use an indoor insecticide made by Raid, which works quickly on spider mites. Plus, increase the humidity with a gravel tray filled with some water under your plants or a humidifier in the room, close to the plants. Mites don't do as well with higher humidity. Test the spray on a plant first and see if there is any adverse reaction for a day or two, but I have had no problems. Read the label. +More I first used this stuff when some potting soil I bought was infested with a gnat larvae and the whole winter looked like I was going to have flying gnats. One or two treatments with the indoor spray and the gnats died out. Tim McNinch -----Original Message----- Honeycutt Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: *&*(^%$## Spider Mites!! Fellow and lady Aroiders.... I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights for the winter here in Portland Oregon. I have been attacked by spider mites. I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. Help!! Advice appreciated. jack in Oregon

From: "John Presnell" jcpresnell at earthlink.net> on 2001.01.10 at 03:46:51(5836) Jack, If you have access to a growers' supply house, either 'Pentac' or 'Mavrik' work great. Pentac may have been discontinued. I use them on orchids and aroids will no ill effect on the plants. When applied 3X at 10 day intervals the effects are extremely long lasting Craig +More > [Original Message] > From: Jack Honeycutt > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Date: 1/9/01 8:30:47 PM > Subject: *&*(^%$## Spider Mites!! > > Fellow and lady Aroiders.... > > I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights > for the winter here in Portland Oregon. > > I have been attacked by spider mites. > > I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub > in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other > solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. > > Help!! > > Advice appreciated. > > jack in Oregon > > > --- John Presnell --- jcpresnell@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

From: "Jeff&jodi Rosenstiel" jjjj at winternet.com> on 2001.01.10 at 03:47:05(5837) Hi Jack I use safer insecticidal soap, use it all winter, once or twice a week or so, seems the plants growing under the lights get the spider mites, the ones in the green house do not? weird how that works, doesn't seem to effect the plants at all, but does get rid of the mites, but you have to keep at it at first. good luck jeff rosenstiel +More anoka, MN ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:28 PM Subject: *&*(^%$## Spider Mites!! > Fellow and lady Aroiders.... > > I over winter my Aroids and other plants in my basement under plant lights > for the winter here in Portland Oregon. > > I have been attacked by spider mites. > > I have been washing the plants with the detachable shower head in the tub > in the bathroom. But the mites return. I am ready for some other > solution. I'll use chemicals, atomic weapons, what ever it takes. > > Help!! > > Advice appreciated. > > jack in Oregon > > >

From: Lester Kallus lkallus at earthlink.net> on 2001.01.10 at 12:25:33(5839) I've finally found a cure (for me at least) which has been a piece of cake to use and which has controlled the mite problem easily. I started the winter season with one application of an insecticidal fog (from Raid). Unfortunately, I left it in the room for a bit longer than recommended and so damaged some of the more delicate leaves. I haven't had to repeat that since. I then purchased an electric sprayer from Black & Decker to facilitate application of insecticides. I then applied Volks Oil alternating semi-weekly with insecticidal soap. For the first time ever, I've made it into January with no mites, no mealy bug and no toxic chemicals. The last big application was about a month ago. Two weeks ago I found spider mite on two plants and controlled those with just a hand sprayer. I have access to several relatively big-time poisons but have made it through with nothing more complex than oil and soap. I can't say enough good things about the electric sprayer.l It hasn't clogged and it's been a piece of cake to recharge given that it uses the same batteries as my dust buster & electric screw driver. Good luck with your infestations. You may well be able to control them with something less potent than radioactive cobalt. Les

From: GeoffAroid at aol.com on 2001.01.10 at 15:25:35(5841) Jack, I have the same problem and have also considered nuclear warheads but suspect they would survive that also, they have survived everything else! Seriously the best solution is to purchase predatory mites (Phytosuelus) which feed on the Spider mites - poetic justice. Geoff Kibby +More London

From: Jmh98law at aol.com on 2001.01.11 at 02:34:15(5846) Isn't it true that different pests have different life cycles? I know, for example, that one kind of mealy bug has a 6 day life cycle, thus I need to spray every six days at least three times to get rid of them. Pepper spray works well on them and is non-toxic. Wouldn't it be important when tackling pests to determine (1) the identity of the pest, and (2) the life cycle of that pest in order to establish frequency of spraying needed to destroy them? Also, Jack, I never spray toxic stuff in the house or in the attached greenhouse. My two Siamese cats are well-trained, but not *that* well -trained. Even though they know they are not allowed in the greenhouse, they sometimes go in there. I would not want them to walk anywhere I'd "oversprayed" and get residue on their paws, then lick them. I don't even spray with toxic substances for spring and fall when I could do it outside to avoid poisoning my pets. Jeanne M. Hannah +More Traverse City, MI 49686 USDA Zone 5b IAS, AEG, NARGS, AOS

From: Jack Honeycutt jhoneycutt at uswest.net> on 2001.01.11 at 04:05:20(5848) At 09:45 PM 1/9/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Jack, > >How is the Typhonodorum doing?? >Brian now has a bunch of seed of this! (pugturd50@hotmail.com) Julius.... +More It was the *savage* attack on my T. lindleyanum by the spider mites that sent me over the edge a few days ago. It is in a small fiberglass pond in the basement; away from other land plants. I was shocked!!! I have given it the soap treatment this morning and I will see how it does. I am sure it misses the heat and sunshine of Florida.... jack

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