Ok so I have a plant that was given to me but was outside. Now I realized that it has spider mites and I am scared to keep it in my flower room. How do mites transfer from one plant to another? Is it safe to keep it near but not touching other plants while I fight them off? Thanks!
Spider Mites migrate, that is they crawl or can be blown by air current (fan). I hate to tell you but it might be too late. Once they get a foothold inside, it is
almost impossible to get rid of them. I'd get rid of that plant or else take it back outdoors and away from the grow. Most sprays work only 1-2 times then the mites get immunity and pass it on to their eggs. Expensive to keep using different chelicals. I was really badly infested a couple of years ago and it took me 4 months to get rid of them. I stiil see an egg occasionally but I look at every plant every day. I have had th best results with an inexpensive concoction made from Habanero Peppers, Garlic, Tobacco and Olive oil... Read on here as well as Google it for all the ways to deal with them and yes, if you can get them now, Lady Bugs will kick Ass and as long as there's food for them, they'll stay. Good luck! One thing, don't take them for granite. They can and will ruin your hard work and destroy a crop in a matter of days. Right now, get a piece of cellulous sponge about 3/4" wide and cut long enough to wrap around the plant's stem about 1" to 1-1/2" above the grade (soil or whatever) spray this wet with what ever you have in the house like dish soap or better, any insect spray (spray in cup then use eye dropper). Don't want to spreay the plant with these, it is just as a preventative until you can get what you need to deal with them
