How to identify, treat and prevent red spider mite

Red spider mite on vegetables can be quite devastating if not attended to as soon as possible so learn how to identify, treat and prevent red spider mite in the garden.

Video timeline

00:00 - Introduction to red spider mites in the garden
01:00 - What are red spider mites and how do you identify them?
02:23 - What plants do red spider mite target?
03:14 - How to identify red spider mites?
03:33 - How to treat and prevent red spider mites?
06:32 - Recap on red spider mites

How to identify red spider mite?

There are 3 telltale signs that you have a red spider mite issue and all of them are quite obvious. Firstly, and most visibly is the whitening or yellowing of the leaves with white spots. Red spider mite such Chlorophyll from the leaves, which result in the a lack of green. Secondly, and also and commonly known as the easiest was to identify red spider mite are webs underneath the leaf. Thirdly, and less common to spot is the presence of really small red spider mites on the underside of the leaves.

How to treat red spider mite?

Treating red spider mites comes in 3 steps and 2 phases. Phase 1 is the removal of all the living red spider mites that take up step 1 and 2. Firstly you need to remove all the severely infested leaves. Then, you need to spray the existing leaves on the top and bottom with an organic insecticidal soap. You then move into step 2 which is keeping red spider mites away. For this you need break their reproductive cycles and spraying neem oil helps to achieve this.

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