Is it end of the line for my Ogre Ears? My plant has bee...
Is it end of the line for my Ogre Ears?
My plant has been losing more leafs/ears and I just discovered webs in my plant, upon accidentally removing it from its pot I saw small tiny bugs in roots :(. Can I save it? Or will I have to toss Skrek out :( (Jm thinking of removing some heathy leafs to try and re grow him )
My plant has been losing more leafs/ears and I just discovered webs in my plant, upon accidentally removing it from its pot I saw small tiny bugs in roots :(. Can I save it? Or will I have to toss Skrek out :( (Jm thinking of removing some heathy leafs to try and re grow him )
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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@Sillys_Plants sounds like you have spider mites! You can try and treat with neem. As long as you have healthy roots you MIGHT be able to save it. I like the idea of trying to prop leaves as well but those mites will follow if you don’t try and defeat them!!!
I recently found spider mites on a plant or two in my collection and sprayed everything with neem oil. And after making a post, @plantjedi informed me that neem oil is more of a repellent and won’t necessarily get rid of them once you already have them.
There’s a lot of information in the comments of that post, so I’m just going to add the link if you’d like to go read it.
https://greg.app/post/153wnx/phalaenopsis-orchid-weve-got-spidermites-at-least-thats-what-i-assumed-yesterday-when-i-found-little
There is also a very easy to follow and informative YouTube video that @plantjedi linked and I’ll link it here to be easier and so you don’t have to search for it.
https://youtu.be/ej-NJjEJJ6U?si=Ftjv5xB7hre15LTD
But it was a mixture of Castile soap with peppermint oil and tea tree oils, rubbing alcohol and peroxide. That’s supposed to be good for all pests. I ordered the peppermint and tea tree soaps and I get them tomorrow. So, I haven’t been able to use it yet, but I’m hoping it’s good! All the comments on the YouTube video were also very positive about this mixture.
There’s a lot of information in the comments of that post, so I’m just going to add the link if you’d like to go read it.
https://greg.app/post/153wnx/phalaenopsis-orchid-weve-got-spidermites-at-least-thats-what-i-assumed-yesterday-when-i-found-little
There is also a very easy to follow and informative YouTube video that @plantjedi linked and I’ll link it here to be easier and so you don’t have to search for it.
https://youtu.be/ej-NJjEJJ6U?si=Ftjv5xB7hre15LTD
But it was a mixture of Castile soap with peppermint oil and tea tree oils, rubbing alcohol and peroxide. That’s supposed to be good for all pests. I ordered the peppermint and tea tree soaps and I get them tomorrow. So, I haven’t been able to use it yet, but I’m hoping it’s good! All the comments on the YouTube video were also very positive about this mixture.