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I will not assume new store bought soil is clean. I have read too may stories of people getting bugs from new soil. At least I know where my existing soil has been, know it has been pasteurized, not sterilized, and know the soil profile well. No pets, grow has been relocated, visit no other...

I am not sure you have a good picture of the situation. If there is a pretty decent chance of getting more bugs of some sort from new store bought soil, and there is a good chance, then what is the point of tossing soil I know well? If my pasteurizing method works well on my existing high...

I have read many University reports stating these mites will survive on non-living plant matter and can overwinter and go into stasis for months waiting for fresh food. There are a number of reports of them being found alive in New York in herbs packaged in CA. Do you consider a 130F water...

I chose to cut and remove the infected plant, leave the dirt in the pot, spray the exterior with 91% ISO, put pots in laundry tub, flush 132F pH adjusted to 6.3 well water running at 240 ppm hardness slowly through the pots over the course of a couple hours. Temps in entire pots of soil got...

I found the quote below on a University AG site. I also managed to find a lot of agreement on Google Scholar (thanks for that lead to academia Seamaiden ) That 130F-140F wet heat treatments will kill off insects, eggs, and many unwanted pathogens but will leave most of the the beneficial...

Interesting. I will use a 30% bleach solution followed by a 75% ISO wash-off on the non plant contact surfaces to kill russets. I did a little experiment on an egg infested leaf. I sprayed it with non-diluted 91% ISO and the eggs turned from mostly clear to a bright white. The leaf had been...

I found the quote below on a University AG site. I also managed to find a lot of agreement on Google Scholar (thanks for that lead to academia) That 130F-140F wet heat treatments will kill off insects, eggs, and many unwanted pathogens but will leave most of the the beneficial microorganisms...

That sounds pretty effective. Do you dilute the iso at all? Peace.

Good answer! Thanks! Peace.

This battle is a work in progress to say the least. The more I learn the less I know... I'm feeling somewhat confident that a good heavy flush and soak of the soil with 130F water should do the killing work and leave some beneficials intact. I'm basing this on all of the heat treatment stuff...

I stand corrected on the egg deal. The cyclamen and broad mite eggs are elliptical and the russet's are round and generally clear. I was unable to locate any inf. that says russet mites will lay eggs on the upper sides of leaves but I did read the will lay them on stems and petioles so hey...

Does it seem odd to you that those eggs, if they are in fact eggs, are on the top side of the leaves?

This one is under 20 bucks http://www.amazon.com/XCSOURCE-Microscope-Endoscope-Magnifier-TE071/dp/B00N4K22OA/ref=lp_2742273011_1_6?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1460665768&sr=1-6 and took this pic. It is the base of a leaf. See the russet mite in the lower left? Bastards!!

Here are some pics of what some household chemicals (at full strength) did to the leaves in my original post. Isopropyl 91%: If those are eggs, which would be a bit odd as they are on both top and bottom sides of the leaf, then I have to guess they have been killed. They were mostly all clear...

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Sad but inspirational. Peace.

In all my reading I never, that I can remember, heard that AZ at the roots can jack the plant bad. Live and learn... After 25 years at this "hobby" I all of a sudden feel like a newb. Peace.

It's interesting you say that. I was under the impression, from reading the forums and work in food service, that it takes 180F to kill bacteria. There are apparently a lot of people doing hot water, 125F, soaks of the soil for bug control and very few mention needing to reinoculate. I am...

I have not used Google Scholar. Did not know there was such a thing. I will figure out how to use it and do that. The more inf. the better. Thanks. Peace.

Thanks Seamaiden. I will check it out. Peace.