tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134546826567074785.post1659958660720330889..comments2023-10-19T00:09:00.629-05:00Comments on New Sprout: Pink and White Blooms and many spider mitesPriscilla Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353263318112375137noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134546826567074785.post-40816500173268607102008-02-27T23:02:00.000-06:002008-02-27T23:02:00.000-06:00What kind of soap spray are you using. If you are ...What kind of soap spray are you using. If you are adding a mild cleaning detergent solution it will do nothing but give your bugs a bath. Ordinary house cleaners are detergents and not soaps. You are trying to dry out the body of aphid with soap not clean it with detergent. Soap dries and detergent cleans to a bug. The soap will kill beetle bugs too by disolving it's exoskeleton. It does the same to aphids cause it dissolves the soft bodies. <BR/><BR/>Go to the health food store and ask them for a bar of natural soap with no perfumes,dyes, or other additives. Grate it to a tablespoon and add to an average spray bottle. Mix with warm water to dissolve. Wait till a cloudy day with mild temps and spray the bad bugs. <BR/><BR/>I hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com