If you have noticed the simple signs of spider mite infestation, it is important to take action with spider mites control. Spider mites attack both indoor and outdoor gardens. They can be quite pesky and cause serious damage or even kill your plants. It is necessary to kill spider mites in order to keep your plants from becoming their victims.

Spider mites live on the underside of leaves and feed by piercing leaf tissue and sucking up plant fluids. Feeding marks show up as light marks under the leaves. As feeding continues, the plant leaves turn yellow and they may even dry up and drop off.

These insects are most common in hot, dry conditions, and when their natural enemies have been killed off by insecticide use. Heavy infestation often sets in on plants because they are prolific, and often don’t show up until their damage has already been done. Large populations of spider mites may show signs by being accompanied with fine webbing. Host plants are usually strawberry, melon, beans, tomatoes, eggplants, ornamental flowers, and houseplants.

You can check to see if your plants have been infected with a simple use of white paper. Flick off an area of the suspicious looking leaf onto the piece of paper. You then can see the spider mites walking along the piece of the paper. If more than one area of the plant is infected, then you have an infestation and will need to treat the plants with a miticide to maintain spider mites control over your plants or garden.

Spider mites are not true insects, but are often classified as an arachnid. These are relatives of insects that include spiders, ticks, and scorpions. Adults are either reddish brown or pale in color. They are very small and are the size of a period at the end of a sentence (about less than 1/50th of an inch), even when they are adults. These arachnids have four pairs of legs, no antennae, and a single oval body region. They have the ability to produce a fine web made of silk.

If these pests are found, pinch off or prune the infested leaves, and/or plant parts. This is the first step of spider mites control. Sometimes the plants can be so heavily infested that it kills or stunts the growth of the plant. The web producing spider mites may also coat the foliage with their fine silk webs, which make the plants look dirty because of the collection of dust in the webs.

Use a spider mites control spray to keep control over your plants, and release predator insects if needed to maintain extra control. Repeat treatments are almost always necessary since the spider mites continuously lay eggs. Spider mites are not always killed by the most common pesticides, so make sure that you read the label to see that mites are included in the list of pests that will be affected.

Treat your plants, flowers, or produce with miticide if they are infested with spider mites. If you have spider mite control, your plants will look and be healthier. Spider mites are a pesky critter that can be taken care of if they are found before too much damage is done.

Author Bio: Redwood Chemical is an expert in Insecticides , pest control and roach control

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