Japanese Maple with Spider Mites. Question about Treatment
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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #53343I have had good success with predatory mites Phytoseiulus persimilis. So if they come back, be prepared to order.
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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #53345Leaf drop is normal this time of year. (Naturally, assuming you keep the tree outside)
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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #53388@leatherback I'm a pretty big newbie, and had just repotted/ damaged some of the roots a couple of weeks after purchase and in addition, it was being pretty munched on before I had moved it to the atrium. It's still exposed to the sky/air/rain but it has walls on all four sides and fewer plants around.
@Tropfrog Beneficial insects might be a problem given I'd have to bring them through the house where my very skittish family lives. (it's currently in an enclosure that while is technically outdoors, is only accessable by going through the house) They dislike bugs. A lot. (and to a lesser extent so do I. )
Y'all have been great! Thanks for the help!
I'll definitely be using these forums more c:
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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #53389Heckin Wes wrote: @Tropfrog Beneficial insects might be a problem given I'd have to bring them through the house where my very skittish family lives. (it's currently in an enclosure that while is technically outdoors, is only accessable by going through the house) They dislike bugs. A lot. (and to a lesser extent so do I. )
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Well, I dislike poisons, which other people would consume without doubt. Lets just say that we are all different. The predatory mites is in a sealed container on a grey substrate and not visible to the naked eye. You dont see any thing else than improvement of the tree. There are for sure more small critters in your bed, than the amountpredatory mites that will find its way into your home from the trees (and they die imedantly).
Just saying....
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Posted 4 years 6 months ago #53398@Tropfrog I don't feel like getting into the benefits of GMOs and the drawbacks on the sustainability of "organic" farming practices here. (Although I will tell you that "organic" is a weird term to use, as any living thing on earth can be classified as such, but not non-living things. But somehow "organic" salt?)
I have taken a sustainable horticulture class and am going to be taking the most effective approaches that are the least impactful to the environment as possible. I know to use pesticides only as needed, and never broad-spectrum pesticides. These also aren't going to go out into gardens or the like. These will be staying in pots, with the excess water being sent to our drains that lead to water treatment, not stormdrains as well.
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