ivy and mites

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• Subject: ivy and mites
• From: K* G* P* <k*@yahoo.com>
• Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 05:58:16 -0700 (PDT)

In addition to my AV problem, I also discovered mites on my ivies. 
I've been soaking them by spraying with cold water and soap.  This has
worked in the past.  Often I sit on the floor on a towel and wipe each
leaf and then continue the spray treatments-- talk about
time-consuming.  It helps.





---Lady Penguin  wrote:
>
> Sometimes that can be caused by overfertilization.  The residues and
salts come up to the top of the soil.
> I found out recently that one of my curly ivy plants started
dropping leaves, looking dead and just acting weird had, upon
> closer inspection, little tiny webs on them...spider mites!  I
sprayed it today with ice cold water in a spray
> bottle..apparently they hate cold, cold water...so we'll see what
happens and if it perks up after this.
> 
> Kelly
> aka LadyPenguin
> The Domesticated Penguin
> http://www.theigloo.dyn.ml.org
> 

==

Kristina Gray Perez
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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (St. Louis, MO)
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