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Spray the tree with a spray bottle filled with water and a couple of drops of dish soap. I've always used Dawn. Be sure to spray the under sides of the branches and leaves. In other words soak it thoroughly. That is very important. If you truly have mites this should get rid of them. But they leave eggs that will hatch in a week or so, so after six or seven days spray again to kill the new hatchlings. You need to get a handle on spider mites ASAP because they multiply fast and can decimate your tree in no time at all. If that is the problem? As always pictures speak a thousand words.

7-Sep-2005	#5
sauce Still Learning Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Florida Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 744	Spray the tree with a spray bottle filled with water and a couple of drops of dish soap. I've always used Dawn. Be sure to spray the under sides of the branches and leaves. In other words soak it thoroughly. That is very important. If you truly have mites this should get rid of them. But they leave eggs that will hatch in a week or so, so after six or seven days spray again to kill the new hatchlings. You need to get a handle on spider mites ASAP because they multiply fast and can decimate your tree in no time at all. If that is the problem? As always pictures speak a thousand words.