Earlier this year, I left some spider mite-infested plants out with my chickens — they ate the bugs while leaving my plants alone. If you have chickens, may be worth a shot.
I’ve actually had pretty good luck with insect pests getting eaten by beneficial predators while growing outdoors. Haven’t had to spray or anything. It helps to have an abundance of diverse plants around that don’t get sprayed, which serve as refuges for the beneficial predators.
Thank you so much! How would I apply the mixture to the plants? In a spray bottle, then massage the plant? That’s what I was doing with the soapy water anyway. How much of it should i use?Looks more like mite damage to me. I used Safer's End All concentrate with 10ml/L canola oil added. I'm actually using it again to get rid of a few thrips from clones a buddy gave me.
Mites feed here and there leaving those random spots everywhere but thrips feed in the same area and leave what looks like little windows in the leaves. Fresh feeding areas will look shiny/wet on the tops of the leaves.
Looks like you got lots so hit them every 4 days for 4 treatments. If outdoors they'll probably be back.
Good luck!
There's a label on the bottle. You could also use this magical thing called google.
I just mix it up in a 1L old bug spray bottle according to directions on the Safer's bottle. 50ml to a litre but I also add 10ml of canola or neem oil to that for extra killing effect. A lot of bug sprays use canola oil in their formulations.