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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These plants are vulnerable to all the same type of pests that affect indoor plants, such as aphids and spider mites.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Ants will swarm plants that are infested with spider mites, cabbage loopers, root maggots, beetle grubs, scale, mealybugs, ticks, or other pests that ants feed on.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Keep a lookout for common melon pests, like aphids, cucumber beetles, thrips, and spider mites.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
Especially those that thrive in hot, dry weather, like spider mites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Ants will swarm plants that are infested with spider mites, cabbage loopers, root maggots, beetle grubs, scale, mealybugs, ticks, or other pests that ants feed on.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Keep a lookout for common melon pests, like aphids, cucumber beetles, thrips, and spider mites.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
Especially those that thrive in hot, dry weather, like spider mites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
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“Spider mite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20mite. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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