--- title: "I got this elephant ear recently and am just now noticing these tiny…" description: "I got this elephant ear recently and am just now noticing these tiny brown spots and some webs on it! Can anyone confirm or deny if this is spider mites?? What…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jaVr_b7ARD-eIIX-t-3yjA?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Figleaf" published: "2024-05-13T02:46:55.298303Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m4DB0NKzxIBVP-kvoTJg7qvgzZwgID0oWTfEyhJylh8/M8H_6bDSS26XGcNlGHqYQQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # I got this elephant ear recently and am just now noticing these tiny… _Figleaf님이 2024-05-13에 게시함_ I got this elephant ear recently and am just now noticing these tiny brown spots and some webs on it! Can anyone confirm or deny if this is spider mites?? What should I do to get rid of them if it is? Also they’ve been sitting with my other plants for about a week now and I’m worried that it has spread over it that’s the case! It was outside for several weeks before I bought it so it could be something else? Help!! ![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m4DB0NKzxIBVP-kvoTJg7qvgzZwgID0oWTfEyhJylh8/M8H_6bDSS26XGcNlGHqYQQ.webp?size=large) ![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m4DB0NKzxIBVP-kvoTJg7qvgzZwgID0oWTfEyhJylh8/r8IUpVItR3aLbfFW6iGgoQ.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### Molly 🪴님이 2024-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. Definitely spider mites :( try to quarantine and clean the whole plant with neem oil #### Figleaf님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. I just bought neem oil! How heavily should I spray it? And should I do it on the stems and soil too or just the leaves? ### Bella56님이 2024-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. Spider mites for sure, check your other plants too. Rinse them down in the shower and then spray with a bug spray. You can use Captain jacks dead bug spray or you can make your own, there’s lots of YouTube tutorials. ### Lindsey님이 2024-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. diluted neem oil!! agreed with above, quarantine and wash that baby down, then douse in diluted neem oil #### Figleaf님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. I just bought neem oil! How heavily should I spray it? And should I do it on the stems and soil too or just the leaves? #### Lindsey님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. I would dilute the neem oil in water but research online the recommended dilution/ratio, it can depend on the plant i think? and i would douse it pretty heavily, get all sides of the leaves and stems and it wouldnt hurt getting the top of the soil #### Lindsey님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. i haven’t had to use neem oil too much, but in the past i have good luck when i repeat it like every other day, maybe once a week depending on how bad the infestation is #### Planty28님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. I use a regular sized spray bottle- 1 tbsp of neem and half tbsp of dawn dish soap or Castile soap. Spray as much as needed. I spray down the whole plants including stems, with what is left I’ll water my plant with it. #### Figleaf님이 2024-05-14에 답변했습니다. I bought one that says it’s already ready to spray instead of concentrated neem oil — do I still need to dilute that one or do you think it’s okay? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/m4DB0NKzxIBVP-kvoTJg7qvgzZwgID0oWTfEyhJylh8/fGQ2WmLqRMS-S0khT5Yj1g.webp?size=large) _앱에 답글이 1개 더 있습니다._ ### Claire5904님이 2024-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. Confirmed!! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_