How to Use spider mite in a Sentence

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• Winslow rubbed dusty traces of spider mites from the tree leaves.
  — USA Today, 13 May 2020
• Wash off the webs and spider mites with a sharp blast of water.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2019
• Now would be a good time to check your plants and trees for spider mites.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2019
• And, when the heat comes on in the fall, there is always an increase in reports of spider mites.
  — Victoria Barber, Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Oct. 2017
• In the hot weather, tiny spider mites take up residence on dusty leaves.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2019
• Stressed plants can be infested by soft green aphids, thin and dark flower thrips, or tiny spider mites.
  — Rebecca Bull Reed, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
• Summer dust storms can make spider mites have an outbreak.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
• Meyers are usually disease free, but there are three pests that plague it: scale, aphids and spider mites.
  — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Tiny spider mites cause yellow-stippled leaves; control these pests by knocking them off the plant with a spray of water.
  — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
• Tiny spider mites will leave small dots on foliage and can often be detected from webbing on the plant.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
• Plants growing in rock mulch are also great places for spider mites to establish.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 24 June 2019
• Whether plants would come back from spider mite damage or not would really depend on the extent of the damage.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2021
• Spider mites are mites — not insects — and the broad-spectrum pesticide kills all the good insects that would have loved to have eaten the spider mites.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• Spruce spider mites prefer cool weather and are active now.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2018
• Now is the time spider mites, aphids and other garden nasties will devour your precious plants.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2020
• Specifically, stink bugs, aphids, and spider mites aren't big fans of basil's aroma.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
• If the plants are not infested with spider mites, they can be recycled into the compost pile.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2018
• All parts of the plant can be toxic if ingested –– except, alas, for such pests as cabbage worms, spider mites, aphids and whiteflies.
  — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• The culprits here are sucking insects such as leaf hoppers, aphids, thrips, chilli thrips, leaf miners or spider mites.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• There are many organic controls of spider mites and powdery mildew.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 3 Feb. 2018
• For spider mites, look for a houseplant insecticide that is labeled for food crops.
  — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• If the soil is overly dry, spider mites may attack, but a mild insecticidal soap treats these pests.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
• Minimal disruption means to avoid shaking off or dropping any of the spider mites.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2018
• Watch for spider mites turning leaves tan with tiny mottling and eventually very fine webs.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018
• Use a sharp spray of water to rinse leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems. - Plant spring-blooming bulbs that are dormant now.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
• The spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus is a sociable critter that works together to build silken nests on the undersides of leaves.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2010
• Caterpillars can be an issue, Mr. Decker said, as well as aphids and spider mites, all of which seem to love marijuana just as much as humans.
  — Elizabeth G. Dunn, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
• Wash the leaves periodically to maintain a glossy shine and to remove any spider mites, which can sometimes trouble this plant.
  — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2023
• Check for root weevils in ornamental shrubs and flowers; codling moth and spider mite in apple trees; scale insects in camellias, holly and maples.
  — oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
• The most common insect problems include root weevil, aphid, spider mite, crown moth and symphylan.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024