I wouldn't use Sevin on food plants, but your garden, your rules.
I almost never use a pesticide, just encourage a rich ecosystem so the spiders, lizards, and insects will handle the pests. Some years pests destroy one type of plant but the next year that pest recedes. That's how my vegetable garden has worked well for me for over 10 years. I consider that acceptable, but maybe you wouldn't. When I've had mites, it didn't kill anything outright, it just stressed the plants. After I sprayed with a strong jet of water a couple of times, the mites receded to unproblematic levels.
I wouldn't use Sevin on food plants, but your garden, your rules.
I almost never use a pesticide, just encourage a rich ecosystem so the spiders, lizards, and insects will handle the pests. Some years pests destroy one type of plant but the next year that pest recedes. That's how my vegetable garden has worked well for me for over 10 years. I consider that acceptable, but maybe you wouldn't. When I've had mites, it didn't kill anything outright, it just stressed the plants. After I sprayed with a strong jet of water a couple of times, the mites receded to unproblematic levels.