--- title: "General post here but I’m hoping to help some people out! I’m…" description: "General post here but I’m hoping to help some people out! I’m noticing a lot of people having issues with plants asking for help and when zooming in on the…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/h2imfs0YVxjyx1ltIuM2k3?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Josie" published: "2024-12-06T21:15:37.835679Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # General post here but I’m hoping to help some people out! I’m… _Josie님이 2024-12-06에 게시함_ General post here but I’m hoping to help some people out! I’m noticing a lot of people having issues with plants asking for help and when zooming in on the pictures I see a lot of times there’s possible spider mites so I want to offer some advice! Alocasias (Polly’s especially) are massive spider mite magnets, but spider mites don’t always leave webbing on the leaves, sometimes they’re just clusters of white dots or even white dots spread around on the leaves. They will kill your leaves and eventually the plant if not taken care of. If you suspect spider mites shower the leaves, spray with a mix of water and Castile soap every few days for a couple of weeks. (I measure with my heart but Google can give you actual measurements). The Castile sap has the right balance of fats to kill the spider mites and it’s very gentle on leaves if you use the unscented versions. I treat my plant room once every week or two in order to stop them because my alocasias keep attracting them. I also prefer a continuous spray bottle because it has a much finer mist that’s easier to get every crevice with. Little side note: For more delicate plants like orchids my advice might not be suitable. Common and more rare house plants are what I have and use this treatment on. Monsteras, trandscantias, stromanthe trio stars, pepperomias, philos, pothos, jade tree, begonias, etc etc. ## 12개의 댓글 ### Aria님이 2024-12-06에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thank you for sharing this information! How would you treat orchids, especially jewel orchids with spider mites? I just noticed webbing on both of my jewel orchids but I assume I can’t shower them if I want to avoid crown rot. #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-12-07에 답변했습니다. Predatory mites would be a better option for delicate plants #### Josie님이 2024-12-07에 답변했습니다. Oh good question but I cannot help you with that. I am an orchid murderer unfortunately. ### Alyssa님이 2024-12-06에 댓글을 남겼어요. Great advice Josie, spider mites always move in when the inside air gets warmer and drier during winter 😬 #### Josie님이 2024-12-07에 답변했습니다. Yes good point! They also can also float through the friggen air cause they are to tiny and light so they spread so easily. ### eatyacarbs님이 2024-12-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. great advice! i’ll add here that it’s important to know that the mites lay their eggs under the surface of the leaves so that’s why it’s critical to keep treating for a few weeks as josie indicated. stay vigilant until there are no signs! #### Josie님이 2024-12-07에 답변했습니다. Oh yes very good! ### Addy님이 2024-12-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. Would this advise work with my arrowhead plant and wondering Jew ? #### Josie님이 2024-12-08에 답변했습니다. Should be fine on the arrowhead, and I have a wandering Jew and it works great. Especially because if it were to get infested it would be ROUGH for me because mine is very long and quite bushy. #### Addy님이 2024-12-10에 답변했습니다. Thank you! I’ll definitely be getting this ### Oonagh님이 2025-01-30에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’m pretty sure I have spider nights on my prayer plant. Would this be ok to use? ### AliDrummingfeet님이 2025-07-08에 댓글을 남겼어요. Do you mean shower the plant as is with water and then the neem oil or shower with the neem oil --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_