SPIDER MITES TRIED TO KILL HALF OF MY PLANT COLLECTION | Storytime

[@raisingjo5976]

I realized that probably most of the 50 plants in my bedroom have spider mites and last night I slept in the living room and today I watched this video to comfort me/prepare for battle! Thanks for sharing your stories so I don’t feel so alone 😭

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oof that’s tough, but you’ve got this!! I believe in you 👏🏼

[@raisingjo5976]

@@vestis4864 I mean they’re just plants lol, it’s not that deep

[@hennesseyme9112]

LOL preparing for battle is accurate!

[@WindowofHappinessblog]

I get emotional about this video. Seeing your plants infected is the hardest thing to deal with and as a plant mama, it can really break a heart. Hope all is well now with all your plants. 💚

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Still finding them here and there but not nearly as bad as the first time I found them 🙌🏼

[@hales6547]

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[@pyratequeen8682]

Girl. I feel the exhaustion. I fought against thrips on my Monstera Deliciosa for 3 weeks, every morning, every night, and the #@&£ing thing died anyway. 🙃 It's tiring, and sometimes it isn't worth it because the plant isn't healthy and can't recover. You've done the best you can do and that's all you can do 💜

[@joshuacorey8515]

When you held your hand up to the spray bottle like a beauty guru hahahahaha

[@poshhippie9055]

I had my first bugs a few months ago, mealy bugs. My stomach was in knots until I got rid of them all. It took patience and MULTIPLE applications of insecticidal soap and neem oil. I used Ashley’s recipe on one plant that I caught spider mites super early and it worked like a charm! Hope all your plants are on the mend and you’re feeling better!💕

[@laurendee6561]

I'm new to my plant momma journey and im still dealing with spider mites now, pretty sure I am near the end as im finding less and less. But I was so heartbroken and stressed when I found them, I think I cried a few times too lol. Thank you form this video, makes me feel better that I wasn't the only one who was so sad and disheartened about getting them. I didn't think about wiping down my surfaces so thank you for that, I will be doing that today!!! I hope all your beautiful babies have recovered!

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

The best thing you can do is have some rule for your plants. When you get a new plant, always, always quarantine it for at least a week and check it daily for pests, including the plastic pot the plant sits in! When you repot the plant, throw the used plastic pot in the trash, buy new ones instead. Don't reuse old soil either, no matter how short amount of time the plant has sit in it, always throw used soil in the trash. Never let your plants touch each other, in any way, and try to keep them at least 10 cm apart (from leaf tip to leaf tip), this includes when you water your plants, don't put 10 plants in a small sink. If you clean your leaves with a cloth, clean the cloth thoroughly under water after using it on each plant. Make it a habit to check your plants for pests once a week, and if that seems like a lot of work, remember it's better to have a few healthy plants, than a lot of miserable plants. Give a plant away as a present before you buy a new one.

[@e.d.h5533]

I had a couple of money trees (Pachiras) that were completely covered in webs one day. Once of the plants lost all of its leaves the next day. I used a microfiber duster to remove the webs. I experimented by mixing Murphy's Oil Soap, water, cayenne pepper and a few drops of peppermint oil. It made the leaves shiny on the good plant. Just when I got fed up, and was ready to toss out the naked plant a week later, I noticed it had a bunch of new branches coming in. It bounced back like new a few weeks later, and within a year, both plants were taller than me. I'm 5'6" tall. The plants were 3 feet tall when I bought them.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

This is giving me flashbacks to my first outbreak.

[@carolynm9638]

I had a palm totally covered in spider mites. I wiped every stern and frond with a cotton wool balls dipped in rubbing alcohol. They came off in their zillions. It took a few hours but job done!!

[@farmerswifesince95]

Favorite part of the video: when you gave your plant the finger. Lol. I can only imagine the work you have put into eradicating the little demons. I had them on a croton and a mini rose bush and that was miserable enough. Scrubbing syngonium leaves doesn't look easy. Fingers crossed you get rid of them!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

😂 I was so sad by that point! It’s definitely a lot of work but worth it in the end since they’re gone now!

[@boarderbaby8785]

Ugh I discovered some of my plants have mites the other day. I’m having such a hard time seeing if my others have them too. I can’t tell what’s dirt or mites! Had a full blown panic attack so glad to know I’m not alone.

[@steffiejoe]

I know many are going towards the natural route. I tired doing it with the neem oil but got over whelmed and treated the spider mites with Raid plant and garden spray. It wiped them out fast. Now I just randomly spray my plants with it and have not had any pests infections.

[@chocpch]

That natural remedy mess isn't working for me. So glad I saw this comment

[@plightofthebumblebee6862]

Hi there! Just a suggestion I wish someone had told me when I had spidermites, as it would have saved me a lot of time and heartbreak: Get a good miticide. I got Floramite SC on ebay. Its sold by the ounce and needs dilution so it will last you for years so don't freak out at the price. 😉 Spray every surface of the plant with the solution. NO scrubbing or reapplication needed. It knocked my spidermites OUT!! I hope this helps someone 💕

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oh wow! That’s awesome 👍🏼👍🏼

[@epicbeautyo]

Thank you so much for posting this! This looks really promising. Do you spray this on preventatively and how often do you treat with it? Have you had any adverse reaction to certain foliage types? I'm worried about my Calatheas because they're so sensitive.

[@plightofthebumblebee6862]

@@epicbeautyo no problem! So glad it helped you! I think it's recommended that you reapply every 2 months as a preventative. But honestly, I applied to my calatheas in August 2019 and didn't have to reapply until last week. But to be really diligent I would say reapply every 2-3 months. 🙂

[@plightofthebumblebee6862]

@@epicbeautyo and I did not observe any adverse reactions to any of my calatheas, and I have a lot 🙂

[@epicbeautyo]

Plight of the Bumblebee Awesome! Thank you so much!! 🙏

[@crazytina001]

Thank you for sharing your story. I just found spider mites and felt very discouraged but you have given me hope that I can save these plants.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

You’ve got this!!!

[@sarimosher]

I totally understand how you feel. I have had over 100 houseplants for two years and I was soooo proud of the fact that I had never had pests......no spider mites, mealy bugs, aphids and/or thrips. Just two weeks ago I noticed many of the leaves on my monstera, calathea, etc had brown patches. I was infested with thrips! Ugh! It has taken months to get past it.

[@annam2736]

I also followed Rachel’s instructions on killing spider mites when my baby Monstera Deliciosa was infested, and I was an absolute mess over that one plant! Although the treatment worked wonders and that plant has since put out a beautiful new leaf, I was shaken up haha so I completely understand!

[@TuberoseKisser]

Me: wow that's a really big plant she's holding. "It's a succulent pillow" Oh.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

😂

[@KalodexD]

Becca please don't stress yourself out with making videos.... It's fine if you uploaded once or twice a week. :)

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Thank you ❤️

[@itsvanessawordd]

This was very helpful. I also thought I was invincible against pests and here I am finding spider mites all over my plants at 11 pm on a week night 😭. It truly is a nightmare! Thanks for your tips.

[@amoore0713]

I do a once a month or so prevention spray on my plants. Just Dyno-grow neem oil, dish soap and water. Game changer!

[@ereyna1010]

You need to get the bonide captain jacks deadbug brew. My fiddle leaf fig had months of spider mites. I thought they had died in the winter with me lightly spraying one section of it and wiping it down , low and behold we are now in the spring and the spider mites have migrated and reproduced all the way to the top of the plant. I only noticed becauSe it would sometimes grow a new leaf and it would not grow past like 1/3 of the standard leaf size, and it had a lot of the brown dots that sometimes fiddles get. I say this to say, if you aren’t aggressive with pesticides you won’t get rid of these. I have done a full dripping wet application of dead bug brew and then a second a week after. I can’t see any more , now That i actually know what they look like I will closely inspect and then do another application in 2 weeks and neem oil in the rotation

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Ahh that’s great to know! I’ll definitely have a go with this one. I’ve heard lots of great stuff!

[@kriskrischi7571]

Spider mites are the bane of my existence during winter. Thank God spring is here in Louisiana and I'm about to put my plants out today!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s awesome!! I’ll be doing that soon ☺️

[@cherylfaulkner7991]

I have enjoyed your redo on your past vids!! Never had spider mites, but root rot. Yes!! I'm learning about pot size, and proxide rinse!! Great info!!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Thank you! 😍

[@Justme68ification]

Yikes! Plant pests are an absolute nightmare! I've tried everything, including Neem Oil to no avail on a Majesty Palm that was infested with Mealy Bugs. No change. Unfortunately, over time, the plant died. I have learned to adopt a new regimen beginning with a new plant purchase. Before purchasing the plant, I inspect it. If I'm able to lift it out the pot, do that too. Once I get the plant home, I inspect it further and spray the body of soil with 3% hydrogen peroxide mixed with water. After placing it back in the pot, I spray the leaves and top soil. I then water if it needs watering. Whenever, I repot a plant, I spray the new soil with the same peroxide mix. Also, when the Spring season hits, as a proactive measure, I tend to do the same for some of my plants that I know are prone to pests that may wake up during the Spring season. This has worked for me like a charm for the past two years. If all else fails, remove the plant from the pot, rid the soil as much as you can, hose/rinse the plant down, and repot in a new pot with constant care. To sanitize the old pot, wash it with very hot water and dish liquid. I've also read that cut garlic cloves stuffed in the soil will get rid of pests. Not sure how truthful because I havent tried it yet.

[@soot_gremlinn]

SO I’ve heard that neem oil is a myth! It’s a good preventative but it does not get rid of pests.

[@sabrinav]

Neem oil is useless! I could see pests moving right after applying and rinsing heavily in the shower.

[@mamamia32]

i feel for you, i made it my rule to preventative spray all my plants at the change of Seasons - it helps. Season Change garanties pests

[@MyCleanLeaves]

I know most people see “spider mites AHHHHH” when they watch this. But I just see and remember how much fun we had despite the plant apocalypse of 2020. 🤣 It was such a blast! And I’m so happy your spider mite days are behind you. What a journey. 😣

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

😂😂😂it was a plant apocalypse FOR SURE. I thought we were goin down hahaha

[@thatsmetryn9171]

Spider mites reminds me of Betsy begonia because she said “if you have spider mites burn your house down, don’t just move bc they will find you” she’s so funny!

[@ConnietheVirgo]

I was emotional too when I got the spider mites and it was only on like 3 of my plants. It IS SO MUCH work. Im sorry for you.

[@Littlehomegarden247]

I just delt with spider mites for the first time last month,(I normally deal with outside plants not house plants) I sense make sure to wipe them down often and thankfully haven't had a problem sense! I also wanted to add how beautiful you are! Have a great day/evening.

[@debracancelliere4081]

FYI-Miss Orchid Girl on KZbin recently discovered that Leaf Shine got rid of spider mites on her orchids. Apparently it smothers them. 😈

[@katherinelandreth2191]

She also has a home made recipe that uses mineral oil and I've been using that :)

[@susany6908]

Thank you for this video! I had 1 plant with issue i couldn't figure out...but to my surprise numerous plants have spider mites! I never would have known without this video. They all look healthy and growing. I am so overwhelmed but this helped me feel like I can beat these things.

[@anitajones7090]

Great advice. I will definitely move my plants, so that they’re not touching each other. Also cleaning off the window sill, all good tips.

[@twistysunshine]

I definitely need to remember the cleaning surfaces rule! Makes total sense Love your hair!

[@evamain3128]

my plant, i think its an elephant ear?? i believe has spider mites but im not sure- it has this white webbing surrounding the edges of it and these small brown ish things crawling on it. As soon as i realized i put it in the shower and im not sure what to do next! also the edges of the plant are turning brownish yellow :(

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That sounds like spider mites to me ;(

[@evamain3128]

Becca De La Plants oh nooo do you think they caused the brown ish yellow around the plant as well or is that part my fault? thank you for responding btw!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

I think that damage is from them! They will also sometimes leave like small brown spots on a leaf. I think as far as next steps go, make the alcohol and dish soap mixture (or whatever other mixture you like! I have a video about pest management and give a lot of spider mites tips kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIukiqWNabaHeMU) and scrub the leaves gently with a brush! Do that for 3 days, let it rest for 5, then do 3 more days.

[@happylittlebush9541]

This is how I felt when I found out there were thrips on effectively all of my plants. It's quite a mixture of feelings anger and anxiety and sadness... I'm glad you were able to take care of them. 🤞for no more issues!

[@kimberlychavez938]

HappyLittleBush thrips are definitely the worst of all the houseplant insects imo. Get some Captain Jack’s Deadbug or another pesticide with Spinosad. Best of luck!

[@amys5260]

All the plants I’ve ever gotten have had spider mites when I bring them home🥺 don’t matter where they are from always seem to have something! I usually spray every plant I bring home just in case!

[@AmberRandallArt]

Amy S what do you spray them with?

[@amys5260]

Amber Randall I use neem oil or insecticide soap

[@saoriernst]

My mini rose bush got them and always died because of them. I quickly check my plants for pests every day now just to catch them early on!

[@Methodician]

OMG spider mites are the worst! They seem to come back seasonally too in any place that is dry with delicate plants after you've had them once. The best tips I can offer is #2: put your susceptible plants in humid places because spider mites do hate the humidity. But #1: integrated pest management as preventative care. If you have as many plants as Becca or myself it may be worthwhile to order some beneficial insects such as green lacewing larvae or eggs. I get them every few weeks from arbico organics in the form of little cards with strips of eggs on them and a hang those on sensitive plants and the little guys come out and eat the aphids and spider mites and all kinds of stuff like that and I rarely even see them. They look like little monsters and then they turn into these beautiful little flies but the flies have been the most rare things. I kind of wish I could see them more because they are really beautiful.

[@nbwa97]

Oh my god. Im new to plants and i got mealybugs and had a full blown panic attack because I didn’t know what to do. I posted in the houseplant fb group I’m in and I feel like I probably came off as crazy or rude because I was just so anxious. I ended up switching to LECA in hopes to decrease the risk of pests

[@seaglass8940]

Spray the infected plants with rubbing alcohol will kill mealy bugs. You may have to spray again every few days to get all the emerging babies (sometimes takes 2 weeks). After spraying, Keep out of light until the leaves dries so they don't burn. Always check plants thereafter, to keep the numbers down.

[@cristiemach3048]

Ive only had one encounter with spider mites, they destroyed a gorgeous alocasia 😩 but i caught it in time and it didnt spread to the rest of my babies thank god 🙏🌿

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Dang 😭

[@keithjohnson5398]

Think I just used a soapy water spray & used a small paint brush to get rid of stuff on the leaves & their little webs. Yep, the tiny little webs show up easily with sunlight behind the plants and are easily brushed away or washed off with soapy water spray. So far just seems to have affected 1 vine I started from a cutting.

[@marykehoe8294]

I never had a pest other than mealy bug. In January I found spider mites in the watermelon peperomia. Then the jade plants, then a total of 18. The infestation was so bad that nothing worked and I lost them. So upsetting. Waiting for warmer weather in the northeast for some mail order shopping. 💚

[@rachelgracetrepanier8076]

So happy I came across this video. Thank you for sharing! I currently have 26 plants infested with spider mites! I've been going through the cleaning process for about a week now and I am absolutely exhausted! I also brought about eight plants over to my boyfriend's house and they are all infested as well! I feel like such a terrible plant mama because I knew something was going on with them because they weren't thriving like they normally do and I just feel terrible that I couldn't figure out this issue sooner. Due to my living arrangements all my plants are in one room, all touching and this is why it spread to every single one! they are definitely doing better but I still see the spider mites in the soil and I've been doing a treatment of 1 L of water, half a teaspoon of mild dish soap and one and a half teaspoons of neem oil. I mix everything together and put it in a spray bottle and drench all of my plants including the soil. I also washed all of my plants down when I first found the spider mites and cleaned every single leaf and now every morning and night I spray this mixture on all the leaves and in the soil. This experience has definitely been an eye opener and I will be arranging all of my plants differently and spreading them out throughout the house instead of having them all in one room together!

[@crybabycanto645]

I’m new to the plant world and bought black magic elephant ears from a local nursery! I noticed a weird film over the dirt and thought it might’ve been mold so I replaced most of the soil but then I found little egg things on the back of a leaf! 😫 This is like my third plant so I’m like super discouraged! Hopefully I can get these bugs out of here so my plant can thrive bc I really want to learn and be a plant mama with a green thumb!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

😭😭😭😭 hopefully you get it under control!

[@vanessacarroll2940]

I have had spider mites on my Alocasias and Mealybugs on my Begonias and Lipstick plants. I was able to get rid of them but I am more diligent about checking my plants.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Same here!! I check much more often 👍🏼

[@rhondafannin4953]

I'm currently dealing with spider mites on my pepper plant. I brought it indoors because caterpillars were eating the leaves. It's been doing so well inside and now I've found spider mites! So pissed! I'm freaking out that they are on my other plant babies, mainly my rubber trees. Feel your pain! Glad you got rid of the little buggers!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Ahhhh!!! They’re the worst. Sending you good vibes for your SM issues!

[@delindagoldsberry9644]

I bought orchids home and noticed this in my truck going home I used the flashlight to see them as I cleaned them at home but kept away from my plants and washed my hands after I cleaned them with alcohol and checked them daily

[@Uneedmoremeds]

I love seeing you guys together🤗. Thank you for sharing your wins and fails. It allows us to feel better that no-one is immune to these filthy pests. Stay blessed my friend☺👍❤.

[@averilt]

I have sworn off all alocasias and any new syngoniums. Those guys are the worst culprits for harbouring spider mites... now every few nights i will go around in the dark with my phone's flashlight to inspect the back of the leaves of my plants. I also randomly spray repellent on the back of the leaves ward them off. Vigilance is key!

[@clarysage1298]

almost all on my 20 living room plants have them now :| i made the terrible mistake of taking a new plant home and leaving for two weeks. my angel friend was my plantsitter but he didn't have the experience to notice, and i came home and found webs on all of my babies. here's to hoping i can flush them out soon

[@MoonK.]

My red maranta has spider mites 😭😭😭😭 its huge and im stressed lol i just sprayed with insecticidal soap and now im going to power wash with the hose and clean the soil and the pot and then the leaves ! 😭

[@ianhunter8924]

Oh my God I laughed at the hand behind the bottle thing you did, so many people do that (I think I know who you were laughing at) but a great video, thank you

[@littlebeebs1]

I feel your pain ! I have over 200 succulents. They’re tricky to treat cuz they have the white powdery farina on them . I looked under a microscope and saw the scum bags . Sprayed 91 percent alcohol straight on them and watched them die . Unfortunately, this removes the protective farina from my succulents. But diluted alcohol didn’t work. They kept crawling in the diluted alcohol. But I’ve been spraying with straight alcohol, then taking the hose to them . I think stronger alcohol MIGHT loosen the eggs and webs so they can be washed off . Cuz I don’t see many eggs on the plants after I do that . I’m thinking insecticidal soap and then rinsing with a strong stream of water might loosen the eggs too . When left on my succulents, the soap makes them burn under the grow light . How has your battle ended ? Are the spider mites gone ? I hope so . They’re the devil . And you feel like things are crawling on you . Yuck 🤢. Check your trees and plants outside. I just noticed that all the trees near my house are super infested with mites. The same ones on my indoor succulents. This is where they came from . Unfortunately, the trees are too tall to effectively spray . Such a bummer !

[@jeroens8723]

Recently found them on 2 of my plants, but only in very very small numbers. So i scrubbed the plants and now I keep checking them, killing them manually with a paper towel soaked in soapy water. Also, its super humid in my house so I doubt they really like it in here. Hope they stay away soon. Thanks for the tips from The Netherlands!

[@JimMeeker]

For some reason when I watch this I get the old Blue Oyster Cult song stuck in my head, except I change the lyrics a little. "You see me now a veteran of a thousand spider-mite wars...."

[@thorstenberninger]

Dear Becca, the way that I found out my monstera deliciosa had spider mites was when I misted it with a spray bottle. The fine mist obviously got caught in the webbing and that’s why it was more easy to see. That’s the reason why I mist my plants now and then, besides having a humidifier. Thankfully it was just a small infestation and I got rid of it really quickly washing it down, using neem oil and later releasing predator mites on this plant. At least for now I did not see any infestation anymore but I will always stay alert on pests. Thanks for all the information you share with us. Big hug from Germany 🇩🇪.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That's a great method to find them!!

[@justheylo]

Oh noooo! I’m sorry you and your plants were attacked by spider mites but I’m glad you got it resolved- plus now I know what to do if it happens to me! That pillow is also super adorable and looks so dang squishy!

[@stardoll1995]

Oh damn! I've been trying to get rid of soil mites for a super long time and even though they're supposedly harmless I kinda don't want them on my saucers walking around also I think the river near my house has made my fungus gnats situation a little worse so working on that too haha! 😧

[@glogmat]

Lais Santos hydrogen peroxide - mixed with water 1:4, water your plants with that solution :) repeat after 2 weeks - and they will be gone. Remember to fertilise afterwards as it kills the all the good stuff as well :) I had terrible problem with my Alocasias, now the problem is gone :)

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Yeah I don’t like the idea of bugs crawling around either 😂

[@iyah1046]

I have had full-on intense and sustained anxiety since realizing that spider mites had infested all the plants in my bedroom a couple days ago. My bedroom is super humid so I thought that would help, and I spray down my plants pretty often (previously with neem but more frequently with just diluted Dr. Bronner's or just water), and I'm not sure what happened or where they spider mites came from, but every plant in the room had them. I freaked out -- especially when I realized they were all over the dresser/walls/surrounding areas. I thought about rinsing them down and treating them, and I started to do that with about half of them, but then I decided to cut my losses and toss all 11 of them. I didn't have another place to put them and knew that if I put them back in the room they'd just get more infested. I'm still finding the mites on the surfaces where the plants previously were and keep spraying with diluted rubbing alcohol (so much that I feel you on the getting high on it thing). The weirdest thing is, all of the plants were doing incredibly well! Like nothing was wrong with them, they'd grown since I purchased them and were all putting out new growth at a constant rate. None of the leaves were dropping or yellowing so nothing indicated that they had any sort of pest. I just started seeing this white residue on the tops of the leaves (nothing even on the bottoms) and teeny tiny little white bugs. I deep cleaned the room but have truly been living in this perpetual anxious state that they'll somehow spread to other rooms and areas of my house. I almost wonder if they were spider mites at all? Like I said, none of the plants declined and there was barely any webbing on the plants. They were all putting out new growth. Could it have been some other innocuous insect or different mite variety? There's so little information about what kind of insects we shouldn't worry about (and so much about what we should worry about) when we find them on our plants. Thank you for making this video though. I've felt so down in the dumps about the situation (not that I thought I was immune to pests or anything) since I invested so much in nursing these very picky plants to health and then to the point of thriving that I'm just gutted. RIP monstera adansonii, philodendron micans, variegated maranta, lemon lime maranta, jungle velvet, purple oxalis, ctenanthe lubbersania, triostar stromanthe, rex begonia, angel wing begonia medora, and calathea makoyana. If anyone can recommend a treatment that's super effective but also safe for a living/sleeping space, I would be incredibly grateful. Could this have just been a soil mite situation? Like, I said, there's not much info about the insects/arachnids that we can find on our plants that may not actually be harmful.

[@alinam8854]

It probably was powdery mildew or mealybug, however I've not heard of them caring for anything but plants. Usually killed by pro chemical pesticides

[@alpina4115]

insecticidal soap doesn't work on them because they're not insects (they have 8 legs like spiders, not 6). Sprays against mites are called Acaricides. Just spray your plants with that 3 times, with a week in between each and it will kill them all. The selfmade mixture you use won't hurt them, but it gets off the webbing, much like soap gets fat off of dishes. But the Acaricide will kill them if they get in contact with the mist, but only the adults, that's why you should do it 3 times to kill every generation of the spider mites - like you mentioned.

[@hpeteacher9445]

Hi Becca! SORRY! It is not fun dealing with pest on your plants and Leo. Webbing on your plants does not mean you only have spider mites. I was at my friend's plant shop. I saw a Ric Rac Cactus. It had webbing on it. She showed me it was a spider and they are good, since they kill plant pests. I also have a large magnifying glass with a built in light. It helps to see pests on the bottom of the leaves and/or in the soil. I always use Neem oil, peppermint soap spray to prevent and take care of pests. Good luck and keep fighting the good fight! Gerry 😎

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s very true! Good spiders can’t make webs too 👍🏼

[@jesspanicker]

Wow this video totally saved my plant. Never thought I had spider mites till I saw this and decided to check all my plants. Turns out, I did! Luckily it’s not too bad and only one plant. But THANK YOU! I would have never checked had I not happened upon this video!!

[@M-I-T]

Ugh - spider mites are so stressful. This video caused me anxiety thinking about my spider mite problem - I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I, too, did not realize what the problem was with my plant, as I had never had spider mites before. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure the new plant my mom bought me for Christmas brought home the spider mites. NOT FUN. I had to clean and change out the soil on 5 other large plants. This is a good, resourceful, video for those who have never experienced the nasty little creatures.

[@ot7stan207]

I keep all my plants on "islands" so they dont spread to other plants. I never touch the plants either n touch the others, thats just spreading anything that may be on there. I then spent a month spraying n washing the F out of the plant with soap and neem every week , I think im at week four and still no webs again

[@HeartShapedLeaves]

You go girl!!!👏👏👏🌿 I am so sorry that your plants got a little bit scratched up!!😬😬 Yeah a good make up brush works a lot better!!💯💯 You got this, and so true!!! Everyone deals with pests eventually!!👏👏👌🙆‍♀️

[@patiparal]

2 months ago 15 of my 32 plants had spider mites. I used isopropyl alcohol, washing up liquid and did nothing. I bought a natural insecticide made from white nettle and now only 1 pothos and a peperomia still have it.

[@noorawan7646]

What was the brand/ where did you get the nettle spray from? :)

[@patiparal]

@@noorawan7646 naturen

[@bj4690]

Californicus work the best in my opinion but you will have to stop any pesticides. I usually start with iso+dish soap spray and rotate with organic insecticide/neem every 3 days (they seem to grow tolerant) until the Californicus arrive in the mail.

[@soot_gremlinn]

I had a minor outbreak of thrips over the past few weeks. The one GOOD thing due to covid-19, I was off from work & had the time to deal with the pests. It was awful. I too felt so disappointed in myself. It’s an emotional thing when you feel you’ve let your plants down.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Definitely the bright side of being home! I felt that disappointment too, it’s hard to feel like you’ve failed them but remember that everyone will experience this at one point or another ❤️

[@bkrbkrl]

You can find cheap makeup brushes at the dollar store sometimes. That's where I bought mine to treat with. I also learned to spray treat all my plants prophylactically during the growing season. Switch up the products used to prevent the bugs from building resistance.

[@bookofthedeadinternet]

dude since you posted this i checked out my own plants and i too found webbing so i'm gonna follow what you did! i don't know how many plants you'd need to have in your collection but nick pileggi mentioned that he uses integrated pest management like green lacewings because his collection is so huge and scrubbing fifty plants in the shower every day for three days is like a huge stressful task that no one wants to do. i'm definitely going to use your method right now because i don't have that many plants and green lacewings are pretty expensive so i can't afford it for this level of problem which is comparatively small but as i get more plants i'm definitely going to keep that in mind

[@daisybuchanan4396]

I got two elephant ears with some spider mites and used the eight solution in the soil because that’s where I noticed they were the most but it burned my leaves pretty badly do you have an advise on how to fix this? I don’t want to spray them too lightly & I don’t want to report them because they’re so new and wouldn’t want to shock them more

[@ashleymia991]

Omg! I have had all out wars with spider mites, scale and mealies. 😵! They are horrible! They may have caught me by surprise in the battle but I won the war!! 😉😁

[@Plantastica]

Fantastic video, Becca :) I'm so scared to get Spider Mites...Now I'm going to go check everything again. I had the aphid debacle of 2019 and that was hideous, too.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oh gawd APHIDS! No thank you 🙅🏻‍♀️

[@Plantastica]

Becca De La Plants they are the devil’s spawn!!!

[@jessicacalderon-rico89]

I had spider mites. It was freaking awful. They spread like a wildfire 🤦‍♀️ I used a mix of water, rubbing alcohol & dish soap and put each & everyone of my poor plants into the tub. I rinsed them out violently 🙈 I reapplied again in a couple days. They were gone, thank goodness! Now I routinely apply a neem oil/water mix to mist them every. Single. Week. Religiously. They are free from spidermite misery and so am I 🙌🙏

[@Ali-enAdventures]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I was about ready to give up and get rid of my entire collection. Last night I discovered spider mites on seven of my plants, & expecting to find more since a lot of my plants are touching 😭 after watching your video I feel confident that I can treat my plants and it will be okay.

[@cherylparks9780]

I have realized this week that pests cause so much work. I got hit with spider mites/ thrips all at once. It really is disheartening. I will win the war, but it really is a lot of work. Could recap video of the process you went through. I need to fly Adam up to Toronto for a check of my collection. Lol 😝

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oh my gosh, it is definitely a ton of work and really helped having helpers that first day!! Hope you can get it under control!

[@cherylparks9780]

Becca De La Plants it really is frustrating.

[@ccc919]

Have you tried this on any succulents or cacti?

[@Alisha8596]

I've been battling spidermites the last month also. So irritating! Unfortunately my banana plant was not happy about the insecticide and promptly died, but shot out a baby plant a few days after I chopped off the whole plant tho!

[@frostflower5555]

How do you get your monstera plant to grow upright. Mine is horizontal and it doesn't look so nice.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

I use ties to adhere it to a pole! Gradually tighten the ties and it will eventually be upright

[@sabinahernandez6514]

Omg I’m so sorry this happened to you! I’m glad you beat the mites :) it happens to the best of us.

[@larrycahoon8465]

Late to the table, and sorry about your spider mite problem. One suggestion is to get your self a ten power magnifier/jewelers loop or the like. They make it much easier to see the spider mites and other things on the plant.

[@katherinelandreth2191]

Spider mites attack my plants that are out on my windy, humid balcony in Florida. Glad you said high humidity does not make you immune. Some people act like it's a magic bullet to increase air circulation and humidity but sometimes that doesn't really help.

[@MissRingsparr]

Im giving all my plants a power was when the weather is warmer here in sweden, so i can do it on our balcony....

[@eddybrevet6816]

Nicotine, smoke less tobacco in pouches, four to a pint of water, three drops of dish soap in spray bottle,

[@8pmSilhouette]

I just found spider mites on my relatively new albino syngonium. 😭 It’s been a rough start already with it and I’m so afraid to lose it by spraying it down. I know I’ve gotta do it but ugh... it’s terrifying to lose my syngonium albo baby.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

:( aww!! I think you can get it back in shape no problem!

[@8pmSilhouette]

Becca De La Plants So far so good! The leaves don’t look damaged luckily. I was just really gentle while brushing it and used a soft brush. Now I just gotta wait and see if they come back.

[@mybeeskneeslavendercottage3759]

Ohh Becca that sucks thank you for all your suggestions 🌿👏🏻

[@kayso4986]

I had spider mites 💁🏻‍♀️ and mealies...and aphids...and gnats. Pests suck. 😒

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Ugh true 🙄

[@Rinsuki]

I grow a lot of orchids so lets just say I had them all. Scale, mealybugs, and my bane spidermites. I have plants I bring outside in spring so go figure. I get them even if I spray those plants coming in. It is exhausting lol. I am basically wiping my orchids leaves with an insecticide and antifungal weekly and will stop the weekly when I feel I murder all those annoying spidermites.

[@mwoods4608]

Where did you get the bed frame?

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Wayfair I believe!

[@ongwehias7580]

neem spray 2 times per week for 2 weeks, then you can go to once a month preventative. neem is the lowest effort and is effective. keeping them away forever is not realistic. neem is the best one. no fumes either. 1 teaspoon oil 3/4 teaspoon soap 1 liter water.

[@ongwehias7580]

dont need to brush with neem. its fast and easy and non-toxic.

[@ongwehias7580]

isopropyl alcohol metabolizes into acetone in the body, and is not good for plants either. its an added stressor in addition to the spider mite damage, whereas neem doesnt stress plants that dont need their farina. its better to use the alcohol only on the plants with farina like graptos and sedums.

[@lorifox4699]

You said I hope this have you a good laugh but never. Seeing your pain dealing with these pests would never make me laugh. I appreciate your honesty tho I can see this video being extremely helpful for someone in the future. Txs!!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Thank you! ❤️

[@karrahcrain6713]

I just found an infestation in my house and this made me feel so much more confident in my ability to knock this sh*t out. How long did it take you to ultimately get rid of them?

[@Esmie60]

Oh no. That is horrible. I haven't had issues with spider mites as of yet but did have Thrips on my Dieffenbachia and even though I got rid of them finally, my plant does not look well at all. Down to about 5 sad looking leaves but there are 3 new leaves popping up so I'm holding on to hope. I hate bugs they are disgusting. This was great info for the future. BTW Leo looks adorable.❤

[@Levongrova]

Omg, I'm having a horrible infestation at the moment because it spread to almost all of my 18 plants I have and I have both spider mites, fungus gnats and some white stuff walking around so I've been freaking out for days trying to fix it with soap water but I ordered neemoil the other day so I hope sperating that on the leaves and soil will kill them off because it is so horrible to go through this stuff and a few of the worse ones are not feeling great with leaves curling, getting brown or dropping etc :(

[@chocpch]

I'm dealing with this same exact issue except I didn't discover it all at once and it seems like with one problem under control, another problem flairs up

[@inthelifeofashley366]

I just found spider mites on my alocasias 😩 I knew exactly which video to go to!

[@shurih46]

Where is your jumper/knit from?! I love it (and your videos)!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

It’s thrifted! The company on the tag is “Allen, Allen, USA”

[@emmadelatorre5948]

Thank you for sharing....tomorrow is my day off so you know I'll be steering at all the leaves of my collection.....like ALLWAYS....your a great eye opener and a great teacher to us....by the way you do not have to make so many videos for us in a week if you don't want because each and every one of them are so instructive that we absorb the knowledge shared from you, for life 🙋🏽 and no matter what....we won't stop watching ur Chanel so take it slower if you'd like cause we dearly appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@vivalarica]

I use ‘grow safe’ on my plants with spider mites because I have edible plants as well that I need to treat. It’s an Omri listed organic treatment for spider mites, aphids, powdery White mildew. It works super good! I use two treatments(7 days apart) & so far so good. It’s newer on market but I think it works outstandingly well! I highly recommend. It doesn’t work on all pests but those I listed I know for sure. Great video! I also used to think I was untouchable with pests...then Boom! My plants got so infected out of no where. I didn’t know until I started searching online for problems with a certain plant & someone had written spider mites! Flash light from phone works best for me too! Thanks for this video. I’m sure it’s saved someone’s plant or collection of plants out there:)

[@DrSchweppes]

Thank you for this video because I just realized one of my plants has spider mites and unfortunately it spread to the ones near by. Im devastated and so upset, but watching this definitely helped and now im gonna go try to clean them up. Also I am grossed out by them, so this is gonna be annoying.