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title: "I caught two tiny bugs ~0.7mm from my 2 inch calathea what are those?…"
description: "I caught two tiny bugs ~0.7mm from my 2 inch calathea what are those? Spider mites? Which kind of it? Should I worry about it?"
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author: "Christa"
published: "2025-05-06T22:57:23.360815Z"
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# I caught two tiny bugs ~0.7mm from my 2 inch calathea what are those?…

_Geplaatst door Christa op 2025-05-06_

I caught two tiny bugs ~0.7mm from my 2 inch calathea what are those? Spider mites? Which kind of it? Should I worry about it?

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## 5 reacties

### ki reageerde op 2025-05-06

You can use insecticidal soap or neem oil to kill them. I would spray / wipe your plant down with water to start with and try to remove all of the bugs that you can see. Then use your insecticidal soap spray and apply it all over the plant, making sure to get the bottoms of the leaves as well.

### Wolfen 🐺 reageerde op 2025-05-06

It is a mite. But honestly looks more like an animal mite vs plant. But a pesticide spritz on the plants would probably give peace of mind

#### Dave\_opuntiaface antwoordde op 2025-05-07

Second on it’s maybe an animal mite. I’m itchy after staring at this.

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwoordde op 2025-05-07

😆 🤣 mites are creepy

#### Christa antwoordde op 2025-05-12

Thank you omg😱, I keep finding them around plants I thought they’re spider mites, probably they came in through the window. I’m gonna do whole room mites killing. Thank you

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