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title: "my striped calathea is not doing well at all, have been super busy…"
description: "my striped calathea is not doing well at all, have been super busy lately and neglected my plants - what is going on with her? she seems almost like infected…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/xhkc285DROaHWINm4brong"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Josie 🪴"
published: "2024-03-03T11:56:35.705759Z"
language: "en"
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# my striped calathea is not doing well at all, have been super busy…

_Posted by Josie 🪴 on 2024-03-03_

my striped calathea is not doing well at all, have been super busy lately and neglected my plants - what is going on with her? she seems almost like infected with something

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## 6 comments

### Cemarshall commented on 2024-03-03

Uh oh! It looks like spider mites. I don’t have any good suggestions but hopefully someone else more knowledgeable has some good advice. Wishing you good luck!

#### Josie 🪴 replied on 2024-03-03

ah yes i thought it might be!! will have a google to see what you're supposed to do about it

### Ji11 commented on 2024-03-03

Definitely spider mites, remove any dead leaves, place in the shower and spray it down with cool water, then use an insecticide (I like this neem oil mixture) after treatment wipe away any remaining spider mite residue/webs and repeat the process in a week to make sure any eggs that hatch are killed off too. And check all your other plants they can spread.

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#### Josie 🪴 replied on 2024-03-03

oh no what a nightmare! but thank you for your advice I will do that this week!

#### Ji11 replied on 2024-03-03

Id quarantine this one too they can wreak havoc and spread quickly. I bought a new plant and brought them home 😣 Now I treat all new plants with this method right when I get them

### TheTropicalPlantCave commented on 2024-03-14

Spider mites are not a huge problem if you have arachnophobia they aren’t real spiders. Just rinse them with lukewarm water in the shower and to go extra wipe down with alcohol wipes. Works everytime

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