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title: "Does this look like spider mites to yall? I saw a small house spider…"
description: "Does this look like spider mites to yall? I saw a small house spider near this plant recently, but i let it be in hopes itd catch potential gnats and flies.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ella"
published: "2025-11-18T17:32:33.189823Z"
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# Does this look like spider mites to yall? I saw a small house spider…

_Posted by Ella on 2025-11-18_

Does this look like spider mites to yall? I saw a small house spider near this plant recently, but i let it be in hopes itd catch potential gnats and flies. I’m not sure if this webbing is from a regular spider or spider mites.  
If yes, do any of yall have cat-safe treatment tips? And other care to make this calathea feel better :)

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## 4 comments

### Alocasia addict commented on 2025-11-18

Hard to tell unless you had a closer pic of the bugs/ white specks. Personally I would remove them as it could get worse fast. I would move the plant to a space of its own if it isn’t already by itself. I use 70% isopropyl alcohol with a qtip or cotton swab to manually remove the webs and “bugs”. I do this every 3 days until gone as well as using an insecticidal soap spray from bonide as a preventative but not sure if the soap is cat safe.

### clefarie commented on 2025-11-18

it does im sorry bestie 💔💔💔 id give her a good and thorough shower to wash em all off, and then treat all the nooks and crannies of all the leaves with ur bug murder juice of choice- neem oil, diluted alcohol, dr bronners soap etc. you will most likely have to treat it every few days bc of the life cycle / eggs hatching. another option would be to buy and release predatory insects onto the plant, but that can be expensive.

#### clefarie replied on 2025-11-18

i would honestly treat it in the most effective way and keep it somewhere ur kitty cannot access it until the treatment is over

### Ella commented on 2025-11-18

thank u guys ill do my best to save her 🫶🙏🙏

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