#Spider mites how to
Here’s how to get rid of spider mites naturally. Be sure to take control before a dult females start laying eggs. They suck out plant juice from the leaves, which can seriously damage your plants. When infestations are present, Jerry recommends the use of wettable sulphur, an organic remedy that has stood the test of time. Spider mites are tiny little pests that love to hide and feed on the bottom side of leaves. Spider mites (Family: Tetranychidae) are classed as a type of arachnid, relatives of insects that also includes spiders, ticks, daddy-longlegs and scorpions. In glasshouses of igloos, wetting the ground regularly will increase the ambient humidity, preventing the hatching of mite eggs. Prevention of mites can involve boosting humidity around plants, either by installing saucers of water, using sprays and misters to mist the undersides of leaves where the mites feed and lay their eggs. Generally speaking, mites are at their most active when the temperature is high but humidity is low, meaning many climatic zones (as well as indoor plant enthusiasts) will find mite infestation a fact of life, whereas more tropical climates sees the humidity actually break the mites lifecycle. Left untreated long enough, mites can do some real harm to delicate plants, so early detection and treatment is crucial. Jerry has a solution for an age-old problem of plants, both indoors and out – spidermite! These tiny arachnids can make short work of susceptible plants by sucking sap from the underside of foliage, leaving the foliage looking “peppered”, and eventually leading to browning off of impacted leaves.
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