Spider mite

The spider mite is a plant parasite that prefers to eat the leaves of ficuses and palms, lemon and roses, cacti and many other indoor plants. He is also a great lover to taste all the plants from your home collection, without exception, therefore, as soon as you see this terrorist on your plant, start preparing for the most real and cruel war, because he will not stop at one of the plants.

The first sign of the appearance of a "terrorist mite" is the formation of a thin cobweb between the leaves of plants. As a rule, its appearance is caused by an increased temperature and a lack of the required humidity.

Of course, it's great if you found it in time and sounded the alarm, but remember one rule: spider mite eggs are stored for up to five years, and ripen every three to four days, so when it seems to you that the war is won 1: 0 in your benefit, in fact, things may not be so at all. And no matter how diligently you washed the windowsills and pots, at the first opportunity (for example, at low humidity and high temperatures), he will return from the smallest and most inconspicuous cracks and shelters.

“Well, is there really no way to combat this all-eating parasite?” You ask. There is, and first of all, this is of course prevention, which consists in constant spraying of the most delicious varieties of plants. But even if it is too late to engage in prevention, the mite is already on your plant, you should not despair, because one of the worst enemies of the spider mite is, oddly enough, water.

We will give you several well-known ways to neutralize your new enemy in the face of a spider mite:

1. Dilute a solution of water with laundry soap, spray the plant with it and cover it tightly with a plastic bag, after a day rinse the plant under cold running water from the shower, and cover it again with a plastic bag, but for two days;
2. Make a tincture of one kilogram of citrus peels and spray it on the plant for a week;
3. Buy a medicinal tincture of dandelion at the pharmacy, grind 25-35 g of dandelion roots into it, and mix with a liter of hot water. After insisting for a couple of hours, spray the plant for three to five days;
4. Grate two or three heads of garlic and insist for five days in a liter of warm water in a sealed container, after insisting, dilute in half with cold water and spray the plant for a week.

We give you folk tips that will definitely help you get rid of spider mites because they are more effective and less expensive. There are, of course, many different chemicals and drugs. They are not very cheap, it is extremely difficult to determine which of them is better, and we cannot tell you exactly what effect will be. There is one very effective remedy, from specialized ones, which will definitely help you - "Aktara", but it is better not to use it at home, it has a very disgusting smell, and in addition to this, it, like any other chemical preparations, has a negative effect on human health ...

We will trust that these tips will help you in this difficult task - the fight against the terrorist of the plant world - the spider mite, and you will again rejoice looking at the fragrant and healthy plants of your home collection.And henceforth, you will be more attentive and responsible for watering and all other components of caring for indoor plants, in order to prevent the appearance of this parasite, "always waiting" for our mistakes, again. Good luck in waging this difficult war, good growth and development of your wonderful plants!