Spider mites?
This is a tropical hibiscus tree in the greenhouse with insects. Is this spider mites? How to treat? Thx!
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They look like spider mites or mealy bugs. Put some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and wipes the leaves. Neem oil spray will also work.
Step 1
Squirt three to five drops of the dish washing liquid into the spray bottle.
Step 2
Fill the bottle with water from your faucet and screw on the lid.
Step 3
Shake it to create more soap suds.
Step 4
Spray the plant wherever you see insects.
Step 5
Wash the soapy water and dead insects off of the plant.
Step 6
Repeat every day for a week or so, to ensure that new hatching insects are exterminated.
If it is spider mites, here is how to treat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amzseRryxc
I would dust with diatomaceous earth.
Rubbing alcohol: The rubbing alcohol you have around the house also can kill spider mites. Soak cotton balls in rubbing alcohol and wipe across the foliage of infested houseplants. Let either the dish soap or rubbing alcohol sit on the plants a few hours, and then rinse the leaves thoroughly with water.
Here's my post on how I get rid of them - https://chascrazycreations.com/save-your-garden-sprays-2/
The first thing to do would be to isolate the plant you want to treat away from all others with a plastic sheet, spider mites can spread.
Make a mixture of 3 tablespoons of mild soap (Castile or insecticidal) per gallon water, room temp is fine. Gently wipe the leaves with this solution, you can also use a sprayer bottle. Rinse. You can do this daily until you see improvement.
If there are any dead leaves at the base of the plant, remove them and bag them up in the trash, never put them into the compost pile.
Hello. This link might be helpful.
https://plantcaretoday.com/spider-mites-on-hibiscus.html
Hello, No Spider Mites are Red. These are White Fly!
I read somewhere that a mixture of garlic and cayenne pepper works. I have never tried it so I'm not sure if it works.
Hi Teresa, you can make your own safer type soap to treat your plant,
https://www.hortmag.com/weekly-tips/mix-your-own-insecticidal-soap-for-garden-pests
pure Neem oil safe non toxic follow directions
They're not red spider mites. Looking at the body shape and leg formation tells me they're aphids. Red spider mites are rounder and much smaller. As a size reference, the tropical Hibiscus leaf shows the pests are way too big to be mites and if they were red spider mites you would begin to see some webbing on that quantity.
SB plant invigorator bug killer is recommended. It's safe as it's non chemical. It has a physical mode of action.
It also looks like you may have some adult white fly and their eggs too but it's difficult to be sure when zooming in.