Spraying water on the plants is not going to solve your spider mite problem. And as you can see, all it does is cause more problems. One somewhat efficient (though time consuming) method is to wipe down every single leaf, one by one, with rubbing alcohol. I had to do that last month when I found spider mites on plants, since I couldn't find any miticides at all here. I did that 3 times, a week apart. It wasn't a bad infestation, so seemed to have worked pretty well.
As for the fungicides, if you can't find any of the products suggested here, just go see what is available at a local store. Generally anything that is safe for roses is safe for orchids.
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