Spider mites on my phal
I was admiring one of my mini phals this evening and noticed a few strands of silk going from leaf to leaf. After some close examination, I noticed a very small white spot near the edge of one of the leaves. Checked with the super high zoom loupe I've got and it was probably 20-30 little buggers hanging out.
Did a quick search and one treatment was insecticidal soap, which I happened to have on hand from an aphid issue in the garden. I drenched the plant as suggested, all exposed surfaces covered at least once.
I'm guessing there were eggs in the medium, I re-potted shortly after I got it but generally don't do any kind of preventative treatment when doing so.
After all of that, would it be recommended to change the medium and treat the roots or just keep an eye on this plant to see if they come triumphantly back? I checked the one other phal that is in it's general area and I did not see any signs of the critters on it. The only other plants in it's area since I notice it are sundews, which probably won't have a problem with some free food if they happen to jump ship.
I'm hoping that I caught this early and this treatment will help but I am fully prepared to have to repeat as needed. This plant will be going into quarantine for now, may do an additional treatment to CMA.
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