cybersix said:Ken, so I have two types of mites? Mites Kingdom here!
I will spray more often the plants with water to help them. I'm not keen to use something like dish soap or insecticidal soap just because we're in two different countries, I can't choose by brand and ingredients may not be the same. Sometimes I just can't find something similar to what you suggest.
Let's see what two days of rain and less heat will do.
Probably more than two types. It may be a situation similar to fleas. There is a fun-factoid going around which states that the fleas on a dog or cat have fleas, and those fleas also have fleas. There are a lot of critters out there—the better your microscope, the more mites you're likely to find.
Rain or overhead watering will be little help—that's why the mites colonize the underside of the eaves. When you spray, concentrate on the underside of the leaves. A large volume of water isn't necessary—it's the force of the spray that really does the work—so use a fine nozzle spray setting that doesn't deluge the ground. Don't be afraid to get in there with your fingers and wash their protective web-netting off.
The brand names were for the benefit of the US members, however if you search out a good walk-in nursery or nursery supply in your area or even online, you should have no trouble finding an insecticidal soap product. One common brand here is "Safer's Insecticidal Soap", I'm sure there is a Euro equivalent. "Safer's" itself may even be available in Europe.
