2006-12-20 05:39:07 · 4 answers · asked by ROSEY 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
sounds like you may have spider-mites. mix one qt of water, one tsp cooking oil, tsp of dish soap, use in a spray bottle and thouroughly saturate the plant-- tops and bottoms of any leave you may have once a week should prevent the problem from progressing.
2006-12-20 06:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by James J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Toss it Rosey, it isn't worth it if you have other plants. If you want to try and save it, O.K. take a soft brush and knock out all the webs Etc. Wipe it off don't use nothing extravagant because you have to watch not to plug the pores on the leaves, you can hardly see them. The dirt ? that's' the question. It could be totally infested with larva (look for it) or eggs(you can't see them) but if you insist, take all the soil out and shake it out and put it in a clean pot with new soil and hope, I guess. Good luck
2006-12-20 07:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good answer James. I also add to the mixture a tablespoon of alcohol. Works great. I use it as soon as I see any signs of bugs.... Don't toss it out. Keep spraying and they'll be gone. If I tossed out my plants as they had bugs then I would not have any plants at all.
Good Luck to you and your plants.
2006-12-20 09:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be any number of things... if the bugs are black, nearly microscopic, and sereting a shiny, sticky substance, then it could be aphids. If you look at the underside of the leaf and you see tiny little spider webs, it could be spider mites. Use a natural pesticide like neem tree oil (a pyrethrin). Any nursery store should have it!
2006-12-20 06:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by mosesqueenofegypt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋