Help! Spider mite infestation
Help! I recently was gifted an Alocasia a few months ago and when I received it I sprayed it down with Neem oil and kept it isolated for 2 weeks as I wanted to make sure it was pest free before adding to my collection (I do this with all my plants). Everything has been going fine until today when I noticed my Moondrop plant seemed to be dropping leaves and wilting which is NOT normal. When I got closer I realized it had spider mites all over it! I then looked at the other plants around it (all of which were near the Alocasia) and they all have them as well. I’ve been washing them off and spraying them with Neem oil but they keep coming back. I’m freaking out! I’ve never had any type of pest infestation so I’m at a loss of what to do. My roommate said I should just throw them out and get new ones but these things are my babies and some of them I have literally raised from teeny tiny cuttings and have had for years. I want to do everything I can before getting rid of them, but I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle 😭 pictures is the affected Alocasia (which honestly looks fine compared to some of my other plants) FINISHED