The sweeter the juice, the more resiliant the mite.Im, also, committing mass genocide on the borg as we speak. Headband, or any diesel cross, seems to be a mite magnet...
bug eradication:
....gloves....
food grade h202 @ 3-5 ml gal, max, if 29-35%. or, tbsp (15ml) if 3%.
1 tsp/1 liter neem oil.
small piece (~1 cubic centimeter (cc)) of habernero/hot jalepeno capsicum skin/juice.
spray bottle.
tween 20 (surfacant). 1-3 drops unscented baby oil (sticker/spreader).
if have neither, 1-3 drops dish detergent work.
foilar spray @ ph 6.5-7.0, underneath leaves.
try not let get spray on media, it may affect ph...
that why use surfacant+sticker, so >drops fall on floor & stick to & able get thru surface tension of leaf...
as soon as light come on, & mid-day.
repeat daily for 5-7 days.
should severely unwelcome for most pests. oxidizes & eats thru insect exoskeleton. should not harm plants, @ all.
pests should not be able to function, reproduce or go about eating plant - as they dont like such oxidizing agents, nor the heat of capsaicin @ 1ook+ scovilles, nor the neem oil...
nor will human hands like... but leaves should be ok, for every other day-daily application, for 1 week or so...
excellent as wkly prevention...
if concerned about harming flowers, maybe delete neem oil from mix, & only add couple drops of hot habernero juice. h202 harmless to plant, gives hydrogen & make for oxidizing environment. pestys no like....
enjoy your garden!
Also one an older grower told me to spray my plants with high PH water, it helps the plants.
cheers,
red.