Whiteflies and spidermites

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cmooreblessed Georgetown, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 23, 2011

Is there any solution to whiteflies and spidermites? At this point I am open to anything. Napalm, acetone, goat urine, lol? I have tried several poisons,dish soap, water, organic solutions, insecticidal soap etc.. am in central Texas and they are killing everything. Nothing works and they get worse. It makes me want to give up on gardening. :(

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Passionflowerz Punta Gorda, FL(Zone 9b) Aug 23, 2011

Bayer 3 in 1 systemic zaps everything. About 20.00 at Wallyworld. Blue spray bottle

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cmooreblessed Georgetown, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 23, 2011

Been there done that. Didn't work. :( Apparently they are immune already. Anything else?

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Aug 23, 2011

I use Pyola spray from Garden's Alive...they have a lot of negative ratings on watchdog but works for me
http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=8101

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Aug 23, 2011

The only thing that Do's it for me is a parasitic wasp the size of a pin head, it does not harm you or anything else, once these little things have finished eating all the spider mites it dies, it cant live on anything else.
If you go on line www.defenders.co.uk, you will be able to read up on this product and more, they are also great at answering any inquiries or give out email advice, very friendly company. Not sure IF they ship to USA but should be able to tell you where to search in USA, When I HAVE to use this product it comes in egg form in a test tube to sprinkle onto your plants foliage (if you have any left) ha, ha, ha, All there products are Non chemical, well tested and tried over many years and believe me, have been a God's send for my greenhouse plants and out door summer stuff that we can grow outside here in UK.
IF you Do find this product or get hold of it, you need to stop using chemical products before you use the predator insects I use, I can give my word that it does work and has saved many plants of mine, don't be skimpy with the amount you order as these Spider mites bread at the rate of naughts, the site I give you tells you all this info.
Good luck. WeeNel.

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cmooreblessed Georgetown, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 24, 2011

Thanks for the info guys! I am looking into both probably for next year. Im sure the natural preditors work best and will probably go that route. I HATE using the chemicals but it gets to a point after you have tried everything else that you will do just about anything. Thanks again.

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