HELP ! ! It started out looking like spider webs.....

Merry_Sunshine Houghton Lake, MI(Zone 4a) Dec 31, 2001

My cousin moved in the week of thanksgiving from Oklahoma.
She too is a dirt digger and had lots of plants
Even though the room she is living in at my house is full of light she needed to put 2 plants in my garden room.
with in days I noticed some strange webbing forming on her plants and now it is every where and leaves are dropping...
I purchased a spray that is supposed to kill every thing that it could be...however it has only killed the seedlings and small plants.

In the webs there are cream colored specks like tiny eggs...
HELP

Merry

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paulgrow Allen Park, MI(Zone 6a) Dec 31, 2001

Merry
If the underside of the leaves has spider web looking material it's probably spider mites.
Put the plants in the bathtub and let a cool gentle shower run on them for a few minutes. That will usually get rid of them.
Good Luck

Paul

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Dec 31, 2001

If the shower doesn't get them, mis up half and half water and rubbing alcohol and spray it on the undersides of the leaves. It may take several sprays to get them, since they will continue to hatch. Misting with water several times a day will help too, they don't like moisture.

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Dec 31, 2001

Yup ... sounds like spider mites. They're a common pest on brugs. Paul's advice is good. You may also want to spray with an insecticidal soap after you shower them off. Keep misting them too - spider mites don't like moisture. Here is a link about them. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2012.html

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paulgrow Allen Park, MI(Zone 6a) Dec 31, 2001

Cala
I never tried the half and half alchol and water; I'll give it a try next time I see the little critters.
Happy New Year

Paul