[Illuminate]

10ml for every 2.5 litres of water.. its cost effective indoors for one a week application up to week 3. It will dissolve trichs..

[Illuminate]

Neem oil with an emulsifier like soy lecethin and wetting agent works. Neem cake in your dirt too helps with the breeding cycle of soil pests

[Ruskointhehouse]

Originally Posted by Illuminate

Neem oil with an emulsifier like soy lecethin and wetting agent works. Neem cake in your dirt too helps with the breeding cycle of soil pests

okay sweet - I haven't heard of neem cakes but sounds perfect for my needs - the mites are making webs on the soil

[moses wellfleet]

Spider mites don't make webs on the soil ime. Are you seeing spider mite damage to the leaves of your plants?

[Illuminate]

Yeah i meant thrips knats etc

[Levitationofme]

I just got a bunch of mixed nematodes for my indoor grow and my fruit trees. They will not blow away. Still though it wont rid me of pests, hopefully a lot less as they settle into some
Symbiosis with them.
I will be finding out soon.

Lots of companies selling a ton of bugs. Must work to some degree.

[moses wellfleet]

There is more chance of natural control outdoors especially if you have a variety of different plants and don't mono crop heavily. Try do some research on what other gardeners are doing. Example: there may be birds in your area that will feed off the mites that can be attracted by certain plants. Companion planting is a term to google. It's all very localized though, depending on what species do well in your area!

[Betterhaff]

Here’s a good article about beneficial bugs and plants that attract them. If you go this route you can’t use pesticides as it will kill the benies too. Maybe a plan would be plant some plants that attract the beneficials you want amongst your garden and then buy some of those bugs and release on those plants.

https://www.farmerfred.com/plants_tha...ct_benefi.html

[Ruskointhehouse]

Originally Posted by Betterhaff

Here’s a good article about beneficial bugs and plants that attract them. If you go this route you can’t use pesticides as it will kill the benies too. Maybe a plan would be plant some plants that attract the beneficials you want amongst your garden and then buy some of those bugs and release on those plants.

https://www.farmerfred.com/plants_tha...ct_benefi.html

thanks for the link - I agree on the plants that attract the good ones - for instance people can plant some that attract bees and other pollinators

[Ruskointhehouse]

Originally Posted by moses wellfleet

Spider mites don't make webs on the soil ime. Are you seeing spider mite damage to the leaves of your plants?

no I'm not seeing any damage to the leaves - I just see the webbing on the soil - and tiny little red guys

I just had a bunch of cucumber seeds pop today and will keep a close eye on them.