Thanks for response. I've already removed most of what leaves were left. When I sprayed them, most fell off. It just seemed it happened in a couple of days while we were gone. I usually hand water, but let the sprinklers come on while we were gone. The only thing that was different was that the sprinklers wouldn't have reached the tops of the brugs. They're rather tall still since they were all getting ready to bloom again, and I didn't want to cut them back yet.
I'll fix them up a Bayer cocktail this evening.
One more question... I promised to take some cutting to the Mid-South Swap this coming weekend. I stripped the leaves off the cuttings and soaked them a bit in a pan before placing them in water. Will they be okay to take to give away, since the leaves are gone? I don't want to be the Typhoid Mary of the Brug World....spreading spider mites as I go...
Again, I appreciate your reply. Sandi
