stageseven
Well-Known Member
I'm growing hops for the first time this year, and seem to have gotten a nasty spider mite infestation. I picked up a supposedly fruit and vegetable safe spray from home depot and have been blasting the plants pretty hard every couple days for the last week. I still keep seeing the things crawling all over the plants though. The spray has spider mites listed as one of the things it kills, but it really doesn't seem like it's working all that well. Maybe I'm just not getting them all each time. Is there anything else I can do that's more effective to get rid of these things?
On a happier note, I went out to spray the plants down again, and to my surprise found a praying mantis hanging out on one of the plants. I know they eat insects but will they go after something as small as a spider mite?
On a happier note, I went out to spray the plants down again, and to my surprise found a praying mantis hanging out on one of the plants. I know they eat insects but will they go after something as small as a spider mite?