How do I get rid of Red spider mites around inground pool?

Question

I believe that is what they are called, they are tiny, red, leave a red smear when you kill them, and they run really fast. They are everywhere around my inground pool, which is surrounded a concrete patio. They are even getting into the water because I stuck my hand in the skimmer basket, and my hand came out with dead ones stuck to it. What can I use to kill them?? Is it safe around the pool water?

Answer 1

Hose down the affected area, then try some of these remedies:
Rubbing alcohol, vegetable &/or horticultural oils, and soaps will either suffocate or dessicate the mites.

Some people use a 1:3 mixture of rubbing alcohol to water, mixture, to get rid of Red Spider mites.

Also try this solution:
1/3 cup of rubbing alcohol (80% or more)
1/2 tsp of a mild liquid dish soap
put in a 25-32 oz spray bottle
Fill with water, shake well.

Or
Murphy's Oil Soap spray:
1/3 cup Murphy's Oil Soap
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 gallon water.

Insecticidal soaps, derived from organic soaps like Castile soap, kill mites. The usual recipe is about 2-3 drops of castile soap for every quart of water." (1)

The gardenweb.com site debates Old Spider Mite Remedies such as the home-made rubbing alcohol/soap/water mix ... Murphy's Oil Soap spray... and...
even a buttermilk solution. (2)
It works for them! They also discuss Safers insecticidal soap, & Neem oil.

Natural predators such as ladybugs devour many times their weight in garden pests like spider mites.

If all else fails the most common miticides are Avid, Kelthane, and just about anything that contains pyrethoids.

Answer 2

Red Mites On Concrete

Answer 3

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How do I get rid of Red spider mites around inground pool?
I believe that is what they are called, they are tiny, red, leave a red smear when you kill them, and they run really fast. They are everywhere around my inground pool, which is surrounded a concrete patio. They are even getting into the water because I stuck my hand in the skimmer basket, and my...

Answer 4

Mites don't like water, spray them with a hose everyday

Answer 5

I would try to call Terminex, or some other kind of extrminating company. I don't know any home remedies for these pesky bugs. I have them too, on my concrete porch, but not enough that they are a problem.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I hope you get a good answer to this....there are about a million of them on my retaining wall every summer.