Spider mites on my succulents! Help!
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I can't really drench them like I would with other plants. I normally pull the plant, rinse all the soil from the plant, then keep it submerged overnight. Works 100% of the time. But, succulents aren't really huge fans of so much water. What the heck do i do?😣i read that you can use a garlic/canola oil tincture diluted with water and a tiny bit of dish soap to spray on them, but do you think the canola oil would be harmful to them? I left them out all night one night in december and they just about froze to death, i nursed them back to health and they are looking good, i really dont want to screw this up! Thanks
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Re-pot them in fresh succulent soil, gently wipe some alcohol and water mixture with a cloth on them
Yes to Janet's advice: If they have needles use a cotton swab to get in between needles. Or perhaps spray with a diluted solution. 1/2 and 1/2 water and alcohol.
Thanks everybody! I used alcohol in a spray bottle, I don't see any more of those little suckers! I'll probably do it everyday for a couple days and just see what happens. Alcohol makes much more sense than soap or oil for the plants, it dissipates so quickly! 🤞think this will do the trick. I really appreciate all of your advice 😙