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Scientific Name:
Spider mites are members of the Acari (mite) family, Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species.
Nickname: Spider Mite
Appearance/Size:
Spider mites are less than 1 millimeter (0.04 in) in size and vary in color. They lay small, transparent eggs and many species spin silk webbing; they get the ‘spider’ part of their common name from this webbing.
Spider mites love a warm, dry climate. Humidity is a great defense against them, as it dramatically slows down their reproductive rate. They are normally foundon the underside of leaves, where they lay their eggs.
Eggs hatch in 3 days, and sexually mature in 5 days. One female lays up to 20 eggs per day and can live for 2 to 4 weeks, laying hundreds of eggs. A single mature female can spawn a population of a million mites in a month or less.
Eat:
Sap (nutrients) from all types of plants.
The Cure: Eliminator
Want to kill spider mites and their eggs on plants Drmoli's Eliminator. Spraying one time the entire plants and top of soil around plant will solve your spider mite problems.
