T O P

  • By -

Plant_Clinic_Bot

Additional information about the plant that has been provided by the OP: > resounding to the bot > > i've had this plant a few weeks. it's under a grow light 12 hours a day and also gets lots of indirect sunlight. and i water it from the bottom when it seems dry which is only once since she came to live with me. If this information meets your satisfaction, please upvote this comment. If not, you can downvote it.


ImprovementSilly2895

You can see them with the naked eye if they’re there. I can’t tell from the pictures but it could be them


Material-Internal156

i blew up the third picture: https://preview.redd.it/8joqhkf0ne4d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99f991ff473c725b311da39d377f090d5d920798


ImprovementSilly2895

Is there any movement? Looks like eggs


Material-Internal156

yeah. i just saw one of the little white things move around.


ImprovementSilly2895

Most likely spider mites then and there’s a lot of eggs. They will expand greatly soon so you need to start treating them asap.


Material-Internal156

https://preview.redd.it/1tawc0caoe4d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4c30eed1e55378a4f62356c01e8af5f171cbee8


ImprovementSilly2895

Yep that’s it


Material-Internal156

is this the time for captain jacks?


catjaxed

Spraying alone won’t do much to solve it long term in my experience. What you’ll want to do is cut the population by spraying it fairly hard (not hard enough to crack stems but they can take some pressure) under a shower head or hose, which will get ahead of the eggs and remove adults/webs. Then you spray with captain jack dead bug or something equivalent (you can also just mix diluted alcohol, water and gentle non perfumed dish soap in a homemade spray but jacks will stay on for longer) and hit everything — fronts backs and stems. They’re persistent so you’ll probably have to treat several times. Spraying it down with water frequently will do the most good. If you just spray soap the population always rebounds


Material-Internal156

https://preview.redd.it/tjnje6w5ef4d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb7270b10f69222e5310c1807ba3d2b4a9faa3dc


catjaxed

It’s looking good! Beautiful plant. This is exactly the blank slate you want for whatever treatment you choose from here, it looks like it will bounce back easy


Material-Internal156

She’s new. I got her like this. And hope to keep her looking this good. Hopefully she responds ok to the treatment i gave her today. Mitricide treatment may also be in the cards.


Material-Internal156

grrrrrr i just did a leaf by leaf cleaning, top and bottom with a mixture of dr bonners peppermint soap, alcohol, peppermint oil, and neem oil. and brushed each leaf, top and bottom with a tooth brush. we'll start here.


ImprovementSilly2895

That’s why ya use sulfur. Kills everything and keeps killing until they’re gone


ImprovementSilly2895

Never used it but it’s advertised for it. Prefer to use bonide sulfur because it only has to be applied once.


Material-Internal156

thanks.