My navel orange tree now living in my sunroom is not looking or doing well.

It has many “webs” with tiny ?insects in webs and on leaves. How can I best treat it? I was going to spray with a mixture of water and Dawn dish detergent but don’t know if this is good and what amount to mix. Then I was to wash off in the shower. I am very worried about losing this tree. It did so well outdoors . I just noticed this condition!
Thank you for any advice.
Dottie

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 01/05/2018 @ 10:28 pm

Your tree most likely has spider mites, tiny arachnids that build webs on many indoor plants. Here is some information about controlling them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-mite-treatment.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-mite-control.htm ^[2]
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2007/12-5/SpiderMites.html ^[3]
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C107/m107bpmites.html ^[4]

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