How to Get Rid of Spider Mites [4 Easy Steps]

https://bit.ly/Spider-Mites Click the link to learn more about spider mites and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! Shop for Supreme I/T Insecticide here! https://bit.ly/3BiYxhz --- Want to skip ahead? Introduction: 0:00 Step 1: Identification: 0:33 Step 2: Inspection: 1:12 Step 3: Treatment: 1:59 Step 4: Prevention: 3:47 --- Spider mites are serious ornamental, crop, and tree pests that quickly reproduce and mature in short amounts of time. These tiny pests feed on their host plants’ chlorophyll throughout their lifecycles. In severe infestations, this causes a decrease in plant growth, and eventually the plant’s death. Spider mites encompass many different species, each with varying features, but they all share some common traits. Spider mites are arachnids with 8 legs and oval-shaped bodies, and they grow between 1/50 to 1/25 of an inch in length. Depending on the season and species, their body colors can be white, red, brown, orange, yellow, or green. Spider mites are active in warm or hot dry weather, and they’re able to survive over winter by feeding on their host plants. The most common sign of an infestation is webbing. Spider mites are arachnids, hence they will produce webbing on their host plants to create shelter. Webs are usually found underneath leaves, between branches and stems, and over entire foliage in prolonged infestations. Another sign of an infestation is the presence of small white or yellow spots, or stipples, on the foliage. When left unaddressed, this will progress to the yellowing of the leaves, then browning, and then eventually the plant’s death. Before starting chemical control, rinse all plants and foliage. Spray your plants with a gentle stream of water to knock down any spider mites, webs, and eggs. Elimination starts with choosing the right insecticide. We recommend you use Supreme I/T. Supreme I/T is an insecticide concentrate made with 7.9% bifenthrin, so it will need to be mixed with water in a sprayer before application. To treat spider mites, mix 0.25 to 0.5 fluid ounces of product with 1 gallon of water to treat 1,000 square feet. Use 0.5 fluid ounces in severe infestations. Once your solution is mixed, treat the ornamental plants and foliage on your property. Spray above and beneath the leaves, and spray to the point of wet, but not runoff. Allow the product to dry completely before letting anyone around the area. When Supreme I/T dries, it will leave a residual that will control labeled pests for up to 90 days. Because spider mites reproduce quickly, it’s possible for an infestation to develop resistance, so we recommend you rotate Supreme I/T with a miticide that’s labeled to control spider mites each year. Miticides containing abamectin, etoxazole, spiromesifen, or hexythiazox will help reduce resistance and infestations if they return after a residual application. Click the link to learn more about spider mites and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! https://bit.ly/Spider-Mites Thanks for watching! #diypestcontrol #solutionspestandlawn #spidermites