Mites in bonsai

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chupacabra4real

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My gf recently received as a birthday gift a small bonsai tree.After I inspected it at home i found some traces of spiderweb silks on it and realised it has /or had ...spider mites.
As I didn t have any pesticide on hand all I could do was spray the hell out of it with tap water....then did a strong flush on the roots......here and there....i still see some traces of web....even if the bonsai is soaked and put in the bathtub(witout water of course) ....as it is more humid and cooler place.
My question is ,....what should I do with the bonsai?try to treat it or throw it out?I have 2 more houseplants in the kitchen(no signs of infestation so far) and a "special one" inside a tent.I heard spider mites migrate and multiply really fast so i m afraid for my mj(which is only 3 weeks old at the moment).Can you advise me into something?
 
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Little Tommy

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I would spray the bonsai (I am assuming it is a small tree) with a product called Triazicide (not sure on spelling). Since the tree will not be eaten or consumed it would be okay to use a full blown pesticide to treat it. It should do the trick.
 
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chupacabra4real

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A friend of mine just advised me that best thing would be throwing it away as well as the other 2 apartment plants.guess it would be the best thing to do ....
 
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oldskoool

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chupacabra4real said:
A friend of mine just advised me that best thing would be throwing it away as well as the other 2 apartment plants.guess it would be the best thing to do ....
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Floramax can'be beat but never use any thing on them more than twice w/out switching off to another product so you don't create supper mites then go back and forth w/them........mites are a bitch------------------Peace my friend!
 
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chupacabra4real

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we just threw it away .....but I would like to know how big are the chances of infestation in my tent?the bonsai spent one day in the same room with the tent...but i ve opened the tent once or twice.Should I be worried?
 
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