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Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants where they can cause damage by puncturing the leaf to feed. They feed on several hundred species of plants.

Spider mites are a very common pest for home and greenhouse plants. Plants under stress or without a thick waxy cuticle are favourites. They can be seen with the naked eye and resemble grains of salt. Control is possible with 5 ml dish soap mixed in one litre water. Like many methods of controlling pests success is accomplished by repeating the treatment to get the next generation when they hatch. Three treatments at intervals of five to six days is usually sufficient.

Other control methods include:

  • hosing down with water daily for several weeks
  • moving outside under shade and washing down with water
  • chemical pesticides and systemics
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How do I identify and control spider mites

I am looking for an extensive answer with references that: lists many of the plants that can be attacked by spider mites the conditions that encourage them brief information about their lifecycle how to identify them and the damage they cause all…
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Best practice to prevent aphids and spider mites?

What is the best practice to prevent aphids and spider mites? I group them in one question because they make similar damage to plants. I want to know the level of humidity for aphids and spider mites to grow, then I can do the reverse approach.
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How to get rid of spider mites on roses?

My girlfriend got a rose to sprout and then planted. It grew nicely but now spider mites are coming back all the time. She tried a BAYER spray for mite control but they are coming back every time she has the rose plant inside the house.
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Get rid of pesticide resistant Spider Mites?

I regretfully come posting asking for advice on how to get rid of a very tenacious spider mite infestation in one room of my indoor plants. I have become convinced these pests have become pesticide resistant because they have shrugged off neem oil,…
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Are these spider mites on my indoor eggplant?

Yes, numerous questions on the subject but I have some nice photos. These bugs are running along the webs quite freely so the webs are presumably made by them. They are on my indoor eggplant and I didn't see them last week. Only saw a few webs. But…
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What are these tiny white spider-like bugs in my soil and on plants?

Since we bought some soil from Tescos recently, we've suddenly had an influx of lots of tiny white bugs in our soil. We have had spider-mites and aphids before, but these don't look like either (as far as I can tell). Below are the best images I…
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Can Nicotiana alata be used as an aphid "honeypot"?

I have a problem with aphids. Some of my plants are too weakened to be sprayed with a high-velocity hose to knock them off, and I really don't have the time to keep spraying with various insecticides, Neem, soaps etc. The ladybugs in my region…
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Are these spider mites on my potato vine?

Are these spider mites? Will they migrate to my tomato plants? Click on the picture to get a closer view.
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Avocado leaf problem

The leaves on my 1 year old avocado plant are showing some weird almost dusty grey spots near the veins. The leaves stay like this for a while, then they start to curl inwards/down get really crispy and fall/break off from the plant. The plant only…
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Dealing with spider mite infestation of new lemon tree

I am growing a lemon tree indoors. It got infested with spider mite (at least I think that based on the look of it see picture at the end). I noticed it bit late and it caused my lemon tree to loose all leaves on 1 branch. I applied this spray…
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Spider web covering all my plants

My plants have this condition that it is covered by a spider web all over my plants like a film. Are these spider mites? Where do they come from and how do I get rid of these? Close up:
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How should I eliminate spider mites on my big boston fern?

What would the best solution to get rid of spider mites on my big boston fern be? I discovered beneath all the healthy beautiful fronds that there were dead leaves and webs with lots of white dots on them, and I saw a pretty big spider mite…
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Are this spiders killing this trumpet tree?

I have a trumpet tree in a pot in my balcony. It has beautifully blossomed this spring and gave dozens of flowers. But since all the flowers fell down 1 month ago it has gotten worse and worse. The leafs started loosing it's green color (see the…
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My Areca palm is dying

I bought my plants in early October from someone it was outdoor I brought it and put it indoor. I had to buy pots and potting soil for them. I started noticing the leaves curling and getting brown. I thought it was due to temperature so closed the…
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Spider mites on indoor citrus

I've been dealing with spider mites on my indoor citrus for maybe 3 years now. I seem to win and then they invariably come back in a few months. My largest tree has too many leaves (probably 500) to manually wash every leaf and stem with any spray…
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