This season I'm getting rid of all my plants and starting over.Usually I can grow year round outside here.Waiting on my last pods to ripen and then I'll get rid of all but a couple plants.I'll cut them down to stems and spray the heck out of them.If they don't die I hope I'll have gotten rid of the mites outside.I just started some new plants a while back indoors and after using the no pest strips it seems they are either gone or are under control for now. Once you see a couple on your plants there are a gazillion you didn't see and your screwed. One good proper application should do it. Spider mites start their lives as eggs (see photo above) which adults lay on host plants. If your soil is living then you’ll have a colony of detritus converters living within it. Any concern with the mites or dormant mites surviving in the water? The life cycle of these Spider Mites will be at peak speed. But I don't know if you guys have heard of Azamax? I think I have such a bad problem is because I had so many plants I didn't know they were there until and full of mites until too late. Otherwise I'd have to start more from seed(and I don't have much room to do that)in a couple of months anyway just to get a dozen pods by the end of the season(I think I got about 8 usable pods from these two plants this season). Remember to be vigil about bringing any plants into your room! They easily get immune to most poisons and usually reproduce faster than beneficial bugs can eat them.Pyrithrins(sp?) Yay! I dodged a bullet a year ago. Spider mites could enter from outside, and they thrive in warm, dry places. Thanks i will look into that possibility....they are ruining otherwise good grows...i have three plants three wks into flower which i sprayed up until now....dont know wheather to go any further into flowering...i,m trying neem oil and rosemary oil at the moment but still cant get rid..... Are you emulsifying those oils with an agent? This helps control aphids, too. The magic is forbid. Now others like spider and broad which attack the foliage of the plant those need to be dealt with immediately. A pint costs the same as the Gal. I put mine indoors only when I see mites and for a week or so after , then it goes out in my shed to deal with the crickets and black widows. Are you able to order predator mites? I can't remember the name-it was a solution pf water soluable Sulfer=A solution of whatever. At their worst, spider mites can defoliate plants or cover them in webbing. I wouldn't worry about soil mites. Over 3 years I bet i spent over $1000. Step 3 Soak the plant's roots to remove the old soil before placing it … How to Kill Spiders Living in Houseplants. The typical adult size of spider mites is 1/50 inch in length, which is almost as wide as the span’s duration at the end of the paragraph. I've tried it on thrips, aphids, mites and my neighbor. Some control is all I can hope for. Such as moorish accents in everything from rugs, to wallpaper, the return of gold/brass as an accent metal. read and follow directions, shake green cleaner good. sealed off room.I tried the ones that were for Fleas,another said cockroaches and the other said everything including spiders.Didn't phase them. Once a female has mated, she can produce 300 or more eggs over a 2 week period. If you're going to listen to anyone, Smokemaster unfortunately knows of what he speaks. I agree with everyone: MITES ARE HORRIBLE! I just downloaded your art and will work on an arrangement. Spray inside plants once a month if you see them or not. NO slipper chairs. "One" must first see what type of contemporary furnishings were chosen. House or dust mites that live in dust do not bite, but they can induce allergic reactions. So my plan is to bleach everything down and restart with new plants, and new grow media. Everyone said I could never rid of them but I did. Use the best houseplant watering methods to keep the soil slightly moist, but not overly damp or soggy—otherwise, you’ll get more problems. I've totally cleared out all my plants for a couple months and all of a sudden there was a ton of webs hanging down from my Fluoros.That was more than a month of no plants indoors. Here is a formula that works for spraying. My healthy young plants under artificial lights have had no issues at all. Small amounts of Agri-Mek are unavailable, but small amounts of Avid can be bought on Ebay. Rather than wall to wall carpeting that was popular for several decades prior. I guess I'll monitor my plants carefully and if I see any sign that the spider mites have made it into the next room and found my plants I'll discard them all, disinfect the entire area and leave it barren for a few months until bedding-plant season. It of course, worked for a little bit. But the most common source for spider mites is actually live plants.