re: #7 Killgore Trout

I’m having some trouble with spider mites on my indoor plants. I’ve tried Neem oil and soapy water but I can’t get rid of them. Any tips?

Are you looking for some way to control them without using chemicals?

They are more closely related to spiders, I think, than to insects, so an insecticide won’t be effective unless it also says it’s a “miticide” or “acaricide” (sp?).

For outside plants, washing the plants with a jet of water can remove and kill them, as well as remove the eggs.

So with whatever else you’ve tried, you might also try putting the plants under the faucet or in the shower. You also need to bag up any leaves etc. that you are discarding.

They’re tough.