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Originally Posted by WaterWitchin
Never say never... I've NEVER had spider mites. EVER. Two years ago decided to try growing Catasetum. All of a sudden this year, a spider mite infestation on all five. Having a party, live band, lots of snacks and beverages.
And having never experienced them before, it took me quite a while to figure out why the leaves were looking so funny. Duh.
Catasetum being a spider mite magnet... it's my new reality. UGH.  |
same, we have 2 fdk after darks and we have a special place for them specifically because they just get mites from somewhere. almost like they make the mites themselves. interstingly, one of our plants gets hundreds of bites on the leaves, while its sibling, sitting directly next to it all year, only gets a couple. so obviouly there is some genetic component that makes the mites prefer one over the other, that is the only hypothesis i have right now. buuuuut, it's important to isolate them because having a mite outbreak on a phal is a real pita. we are becoming mite experts since we have started growing orchids
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