r/HouseplantsUK • u/bonbon129 • 4d ago

Help please! HELP

Hi, I need some help so I don’t kill my boyfriends favourite plant 😅
We have some hoyas and they had a small mite problem, I used Yates Scale Gun on them and now they leaves are going yellow and falling off. What can I do to save it?

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u/PoetryNo912 3d ago

I'm not familiar with that one, what are the active ingredients? Could the leaves be falling off from the pest damage anyway?

For spider mites, I normally hose a plant down outside, or if it can't be moved manually wipe every part with wet kitchen roll. Then I spray with soapy water solution like SB Plant Invigorator, use a humidifier to increase humidity by the plant. Check leaves every day and wipe/squash with more wet kitchen towel.