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Originally Posted by efisakov
Have you tried it on spider mites? Every year I have them coming back.
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It's been dry and humid, on some plants there were both aphids and spider mites and all were washed away nicely. The leaves look pristine, except for a few chewed parts.
At first sighting I reached for the bug spray and ended up killing their predators, plus these aphids can bathe in pyrethroid juice and come out rejuvenated. So soapy-foamy water became the only option. My dish soap is the pink sensitive hands type that doesn't foam much, so I looked for alternatives. The foaming car wash concentrate and the Woolite did an outstanding job. On some I did it in the middle of the day in full sun with no leaf burn.
I have to emphasize this problem was limited to pepper plants.