Hey Joe!!! Welcome.. Nice to have you here..
You will probably get a tons of different answers âº.. I don't spray I strip the leaves and keep them stripped except for the tips to avoid bugs.. I do bring some in if they are about to bloom or have pods and keep them actively growing just using good air circulation and a solution of H2O2 & H20 to mist several times a day with..I have had a few aphids but not much trouble with mites.. They hate moisture..
Good Luck!

Kylie

I, on the other hand, have been giving mine systemic insecticide. I just noticed whitefly (I hate them!) and when they're inside and I'm growing them they tend toward spidermite and aphids. So, I just kill em all.
Diane

I seem to get mites and aphids inside no matter what I do. I spend alot of time spraying anything I can and squishing.
mites are like mosquitoes..they have absolutely no purpose except to bother us..why do they even exist?? lol

O I almost forgot to say..I spray the entire outside, and inner upper lips of my pots with Raid, so that any creepers (ants, centipedes, whatever) living in the soil will die when they crawl out in the house.

Initially I used to use Insecticidal soap 2 doses 10 days apart before bringing them in.... I still got Aphids badly mid winter. Now I don't use the soap until I see the aphids and that works for me. On the odd occasion I have also had mites but near the end of their 'winter house' season so left them for the outdoor predators to look after once they were moved outside.