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title: "First time dealing with spider mites🤦‍♀️. Please help. Any…"
description: "First time dealing with spider mites🤦‍♀️. Please help. Any recommendations or tips to get rid of them? Can yall let me know if yall have had this issue and…"
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# First time dealing with spider mites🤦‍♀️. Please help. Any…

_Posted by Brianne🌈🌿 on 2025-07-09_

First time dealing with spider mites🤦‍♀️. Please help. Any recommendations or tips to get rid of them? Can yall let me know if yall have had this issue and what products worked well for getting rid of them?

## 7 comments

### Melody commented on 2025-07-09

Maybe try using Castile soap and gently washing off each leaf. Also make sure to get the underside of each leaf. Also spider mites like calm dry air so maybe get a fan or put it in a windy spot and maybe mist a bit more or get a humidifier.

#### Mads replied on 2025-07-09

I’ve read spider mites don’t do well in 100% humidity… I didn’t know still air is also a factor! I’ll keep that in mind.

Brianne, if possible you could spray down the plant and then put it in a clear bag for a few days (to achieve 100% humidity while the insecticide is doing its job).

Regular showers (like when watering) can do wonders for reducing/preventing pests. 🪴🚿😊

Let us know how it works out!

### Plant Lives Matter commented on 2025-07-09

Oh my, I had the worst time last time I had spider mites. My dieffenbachia is still recovering a year later. Insecticidal soap is what I used. I basically had to drench the entire plant, front and back of leaves, every 3 days or so. Keep doing that for like 3 weeks. My problem is, I thought I was rid of them the first time, stopped using it, then they rebounded with a vengeance.

#### Brianne🌈🌿 replied on 2025-07-09

Did the insecticidal soap damage your leafs ?

#### Plant Lives Matter replied on 2025-07-09

Not at all! Leaves were completely unaffected by the spray. Of course, they were already looking poor from the mites…

### Phil commented on 2025-07-09

I had them about a year ago and used Bonide Mite X. Had to repeat application about every 5 days for about two months. I was lucky because they never spread to other plants.

#### Brianne🌈🌿 replied on 2025-07-09

Unfortunately all 20 of my plants are in one window :( , I don’t think they all have them but I’m treating all of them like they do .

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