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Q.Tradewinds Hibiscus

Anonymous added on April 3, 2011 | Answered

I was going to repot my Hibiscus and noticed there are black spots all over the underside of the leaves and it kind of looks like spider webs on some of the branches. What do I do? The plant is inside.

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Nikki
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Answered on April 4, 2011

It sounds like the plant has spider mites. This article will help with those:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-mite-treatment.htm

We have found neem oil to be effective against these pests:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm

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