Re: ivy vs spider mites

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• Subject: Re: ivy vs spider mites
• From: "* L* M* <D*@Mlodoch.com>
• Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:06:00 -0700
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Marge, thank you so much. I will forward this info on to others who could use
it. Thanks again.

Marge Talt wrote:

> Probably dry atmosphere.  Average house humidity with air conditioning in
> summer and central heating in winter is desert-like for plants and spider
> mites love this.  Try sitting your pots on trays of gravel and keeping the
> trays topped up with water just to the underside of the top of the gravel
> (don't want the actual pot sitting in water).  I've had good success with
> this in combating scale on house plants (my nemesis) as it creates a humid
> atmosphere right around the pot.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Dawn L. Mlodoch <Dawn@Mlodoch.com>
> > Date: Saturday, July 18, 1998 1:42 AM
> >
> > Just curious!!! Can anyone tell me why indoor ivys get spider mites so
> > easily? I have talked to several people who have this problem.
> > dawn@mlodoch.com
> >

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