Newer plant parent so I’m not sure what this is. It seems to have moved over to another plant next to my alocasia as well.
What am I supposed to do about this?
by TimTamSlam__
Newer plant parent so I’m not sure what this is. It seems to have moved over to another plant next to my alocasia as well.
What am I supposed to do about this?
by TimTamSlam__
4 Comments
Spider mites. Immediately separate. Use your favorite pest killer, rinse thoroughly and keep in quarantine.
Spider mites. Usually once you see the webs, the infestation is really bad and probably all nearby plants have them. I would rinse the leaves. Some people use an alcohol solution and spray, but you have to do that every couple of days until the infestation is gone. In my opinion, I would look into beneficial insects since it’s the last labor intensive.
Oh you poor thing.
That’s spider mites. You can try to save the plant by washing the leaves with water and spraying afterwards with neem oil or dead bug brew over a period of weeks, or just trash the plant. Pick up some predatory mites as well if you want to go all out and see progress with the above methods. Assume any plant in the vicinity of the alocasia is infested as well. It’s a long process. Isolate the plant(s) during the whole process. Currently battling spider mites on my stingray that worked over to my Ti plant…it’s a PITA
Drown them in captain jacks and hope for the best.