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Danielle Fleming
Danielle Fleming ·

What are these microscopic things on my houseplant?? And how do I get rid of them??? 😭

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Marie Currie
Marie Currie ·

I think they might be spider mites

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Leah Johnson
Leah Johnson ·

Looks like spider mites.

Take it outside or a sink/tub with a hose that has decent water pressure but not enough to tear the leaves. You’ll have to give it a good hose off to get rid of pests, if you have a soft sponge or brush that you can sacrifice, I’d use that to help. You’ll want to pay attention to the underside of your leaves, that’s where they like to hide.

Once you’ve hosed the plant off you can spray down the leaves with an

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Danielle Fleming
Danielle Fleming ·

Thanks for the info!

Danielle Fleming
Danielle Fleming ·

I also just read that they don't like cinnamon. Once I spray the plant down I may try sprinkling some of that in the soil as well.

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Leah Johnson
Leah Johnson ·

Neem oil is another thing plant pests don’t like. You can add some to the water & alcohol mix

Arnold Walsh
Arnold Walsh ·

May be wrong but they look like spiders mites. I found soupy water sprayed on the bottom of the Leafs helps to control them

Danielle Fleming
Danielle Fleming ·

Thank you! I've never had to deal with these little guys before. After some research, my guess is they came in a bag of potting soil that I recently topped this pot up with.

Arnold Walsh
Arnold Walsh ·

@Danielle Fleming I use 2 parts dish soap and 8 parts water spray the underside of the leaves everyday for a few days and then every few days after until gone. What I like is that it does not hurt the plants.

Mathew Lajoie
Mathew Lajoie ·

Interesting! Village Life followed up on this :)

www.village-life.ca
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