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Clover Mites/Blood Suckers

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  • 12-06-2018 8:50pm
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    extremehalo
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    Front/back gardens are fairly well invaded by these fellas, looking to get rid of them as it makes sitting out in this fine weather not the most enjoyable. Clean off the patio table and chairs and half hour later back to normal.

    Alot of the front and back is concrete, which is half the problem with the heat lately. I was thinking of a chlorine water mix but is there something better, do a complete spray all over and see how that goes?


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    Squatter
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    See method 2: https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Clover-Mites


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    extremehalo
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    Squatter wrote: »
    See method 2: https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Clover-Mites

    Thanks, any pesticdies recommendations?
    What stops them coming back?


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    sillysmiles
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    But clover mites are harmless....why the need to get rid of them?


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    macraignil
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    sillysmiles wrote: »
    But clover mites are harmless....why the need to get rid of them?

    I'd prefer to have some mites in the garden than have a garden dosed with toxic pesticide anyway.


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    sillysmiles
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    macraignil wrote: »
    I'd prefer to have some mites in the garden than have a garden dosed with toxic pesticide anyway.




    Me too. I see no reason to be getting rid of these guys, unless I'm missing something.


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    extremehalo
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    macraignil wrote: »
    I'd prefer to have some mites in the garden than have a garden dosed with toxic pesticide anyway.


    We only have concrete in our back garden, (bar a few potted plants etc.) So with not alot of harm and blood suckers crawling all over can make it uncomfortable when it's not just a few!


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    macraignil
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    extremehalo wrote: »
    We only have concrete in our back garden, (bar a few potted plants etc.) So with not alot of harm and blood suckers crawling all over can make it uncomfortable when it's not just a few!

    Chemical pesticides will not only kill the red spider mites but also all of the beneficial insects, spiders and other bugs in your garden that help pollinate your flowers and control the numbers of other more problematic pests.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    extremehalo wrote: »
    We only have concrete in our back garden, (bar a few potted plants etc.) So with not alot of harm and blood suckers crawling all over can make it uncomfortable when it's not just a few!

    They are not blood suckers for a start. You would still be putting harmful pesticides into the environment. There has to be vegetation very near by if Clover Mites are present.


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