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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: vegging out on August 06, 2006, 22:16:42

Title: red spider mite
Post by: vegging out on August 06, 2006, 22:16:42

Does any body have a good organic way of ridding red spider mite.Thanks :)

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: valmarg on August 07, 2006, 00:25:22

Depends what it is affecting.

If it is an edible crop then you can buy the encarsia (I think) moth, which is a natural predator of RSM.

If it is an ornamental crop, then you can use Provado.

Personally, if it is an edible crop, I do not like to use any form of pesticide.

valmarg

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: tim on August 07, 2006, 07:40:33

For indoors, http://www.defenders.co.uk/

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: supersprout on August 07, 2006, 07:42:36

Or here?
http://www.greengardener.co.uk/

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: tim on August 12, 2006, 06:32:33

A timely ? reminder -

Delivery of predators can take a week & it then takes 3 weels for them to establish control. SO - book early!!

I must add that we got the plague despite damping down, and misting, 2-3 times a day.

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: Doris_Pinks on August 13, 2006, 20:13:05

Me too Tim, my cucumbers are definately gonners this year! :'( :'(

Title: Re: red spider mite
Post by: tim on August 14, 2006, 10:47:12

If yours look like this, DP, & you've taken action - DON'T GIVE UP!!

I'm still looking forward to more cus.