Hey everybody, To those of you who use that fantastic- alcohol concoction, can I kill mites with that? I haven't had much luck with neem and I've got the little beasties on some of my ctsm-alliance plants. Thanks much, Julia
Julia, a little bit of dish soap in water (about a 9 or 10:1 solution) will work, but you need to completely cover the leaves. Safer's Soap works great too. The soap works by suffocation, effectively killing the mites that come in contact with the spray. I had mites on my Ctsm plant, one spray took care of them all! I recommend a second spray about 2 weeks later to kill any eggs that may hatch out. Hope this helps, Cody Cruise Valley Pest Consulting _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids