No sooner do I get the Japanese beetle scourge under control, then my plants have a bunch of spider mites move in. I had found a few on the Sterlings the other day, but it didn't look too bad so I figured I'd spray in a day or two.
Last night while looking at my plants, I noticed a number of leaves on the Saaz were looking pretty rough. Turned the leaves over and sure enough, there was the tell-tale webbing and little specs moving about. I tell you, one day you've got a few yellow spots on your leaves, next thing you know you're looking at the start of an all-out infestation. There was evidence of activity on the Hallertauers and Crystal, but not near the level of that on the Saaz.
Gave all the plants a good spray of pyrethrin-based insecticide. Hopefully it'll knock them little *&%@#s down a few notches.
Last night while looking at my plants, I noticed a number of leaves on the Saaz were looking pretty rough. Turned the leaves over and sure enough, there was the tell-tale webbing and little specs moving about. I tell you, one day you've got a few yellow spots on your leaves, next thing you know you're looking at the start of an all-out infestation. There was evidence of activity on the Hallertauers and Crystal, but not near the level of that on the Saaz.
Gave all the plants a good spray of pyrethrin-based insecticide. Hopefully it'll knock them little *&%@#s down a few notches.