Spider Mites- what to use above 90F?

[EddieF]

Oils & sulfur is out being it's above 90F.

I have Dr B's pure Castile soap & Spinosad.

Used the castile soap alone tonight 1oz/gal. 2oz mentioned on youtube but 1's enough for 1st time user & i hosed it on.

What do you all suggest on trees with quite large fruit?  Mangos i'm dealing with.
Thanks!

[pineflatwoods]

What about using it in the evening?

[EddieF]

Pine, as i understand Sulfur needs 3 days below 85 after application.
Oil's?  I don't know if applied in evening & dry by morning if it would work like baby oil on skin.

Spider mites new to me, my poor leaves got so many scars quick & tiny white clusters of what looks like snow caps chocolate candy back in the day.

[pineflatwoods]

I used oil to get rid of mine, but they usually show up in the colder months for me. I never used sulfur to control mites

[Rauf]

Use something, containing avermectin. It's effective and safe, you can eat fruits 3 days after applying

[EddieF]

Avermectin interesting & relation to Ivermectin.
Tried spraying the castile soap with Spinosad at 3 parts to 1 of the soap but darn hose end sprayer acted up.
Soaking head in vinegar & will blow out with air tomorrow.  Those spider mites spead quick.

[EddieF]

Fixed sprayer, did all but 2 trees (used up mix) before lunch & will spray the others shortly.
Spinosad label shows it's omri blessed which honestly i'd rather have without blessing at 1/2 cost.

If i were to use mineral oil instead & washed it off following day before temps got above 90F, would that work?
Don't know how long spiders & eggs can hold their breath.

[fruitnut1944]

I do believe it's abamectin. Which I've used on figs and stone fruit. But this year I'm just using water. A high pressure stream spraying the trees down twice a week. Spider mites like warm, dry, dusty conditions. Millet in the citrus section says the water spray has always taken care of his spider mites on citrus in a greenhouse.

Interestingly I've never had a spider mite problem outdoors in dry dusty west Texas. But in the greenhouse, it's always an issue from about April through October.

[EddieF]

You're right, thanks.  I'll see how the spinosad/castile soap treatments work 1st.
That stuff would be great for all other non fruit trees.