spider mite
noun
: any of various small web-spinning mites (family Tetranychidae) that include destructive pests of plants
called also red spider
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Aphids, spider mites, and thrips can suck the sap from healthy leaves, leading to a loss of the plant’s nutrients and yellowing leaves.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Small pests like aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and spider mites are easily managed with applications of organic soap spray.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Both stimulate new growth but this is the time for slow growth so plants adapt to drought tolerance.
• Use a sharp spray of water to clean plant leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and other sap-sucking insects have a taste for cucumber leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Small pests like aphids, thrips, whiteflies, and spider mites are easily managed with applications of organic soap spray.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Both stimulate new growth but this is the time for slow growth so plants adapt to drought tolerance.
• Use a sharp spray of water to clean plant leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and other sap-sucking insects have a taste for cucumber leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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“Spider mite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20mite. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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