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title: "Help! I bought a plant at Trader Joe’s and I’ve had it for a few…"
description: "Help! I bought a plant at Trader Joe’s and I’ve had it for a few weeks and just found spider mites! I panic washed it off before I could take a picture and I…"
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author: "Kendra"
published: "2026-09-03T02:16:09.097295Z"
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# Help! I bought a plant at Trader Joe’s and I’ve had it for a few…

_Posted by Kendra on 2026-09-03_

Help! I bought a plant at Trader Joe’s and I’ve had it for a few weeks and just found spider mites! I panic washed it off before I could take a picture and I don’t see any on any other plants. How long and how far away should I quarantine it from my other plants?

## 1 comment

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-03

My personal rule of thumb with quarantining anything alive, plants or fish, is to keep them separated for 2-4 weeks after ALL symptoms and signs of issue are gone. I’d also recommend doing regular treatment for the spider mites even if you don’t see any just because the eggs and babies are microscopic so you’d not notice until too late

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