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title: "My marbles queen pothos suffered from what I think was spider mites.…"
description: "My marbles queen pothos suffered from what I think was spider mites. It lost a lot of leaves. I think the mites are gone but what can I do to help it recover?…"
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author: "tortellini"
published: "2023-12-29T22:52:47.642Z"
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# My marbles queen pothos suffered from what I think was spider mites.…

_Posted by tortellini on 2023-12-29_

My marbles queen pothos suffered from what I think was spider mites. It lost a lot of leaves. I think the mites are gone but what can I do to help it recover? Should I chop and propagate just in case?

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## 4 comments

### Amie206 commented on 2023-12-29

If I was being extra cautious, I would just give her some fresh soil. Rinse the roots off while you’re in there and put back in the same pot. Keep checking for those suckers for a couple weeks

#### tortellini replied on 2023-12-30

Thanks

### MissyPlantyMom commented on 2023-12-30

The snow queen seems to be vulnerable to pests, mine was infested this fall by spider mites.. ugh

They’re very annoying..

I’d washed the pot with warm water \& wiped its leaves thoroughly with a soapy water, being sure to give it a good rinse, then changed its soil.

I’d cut back any damage so it’s not putting energy into saving leaves that will probably be lost anyway..

It’s coming back nicely \& I check for those pesky mites weekly, doing a leaf wipe (top \& bottom)

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#### Plants are friends replied on 2023-12-30

Have you thought of putting a moss pole for her to climb up? Mine loves it, I have thick roots inside the moss pole. Shes looking a lot better now I hope that is the last you see of them spider mites

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