spider mites on Aloe
Quick answer
If your Aloe has spider mites, the most likely cause is: Red spider mites are tiny mites up to 1mm long that infest the stems and foliage of many succulent plants during summer; damaged leaves develop a fine pale speckling or silvery brown discoloration, and heavy attacks produce a fine silk webbing on the plant while the foliage may drop prematurely.
Start here:
- 1. Spray affected Aloe leaves and stems with mild dish soap mixed in water or a neem oil solution to damage the mites' waxy coating, repeating until the infestation clears and rinsing the plant off in shade.
- 2. Release the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis as a biological control where spider mite populations have built up, since pesticide resistance is common with this pest on succulents.
Why Aloe gets spider mites
Aloe
Red spider mites are tiny mites up to 1mm long that infest the stems and foliage of many succulent plants during summer; damaged leaves develop a fine pale speckling or silvery brown discoloration, and heavy attacks produce a fine silk webbing on the plant while the foliage may drop prematurely.
How to reverse spider mites on Aloe
- 1
Spray affected Aloe leaves and stems with mild dish soap mixed in water or a neem oil solution to damage the mites' waxy coating, repeating until the infestation clears and rinsing the plant off in shade.
- 2
Release the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis as a biological control where spider mite populations have built up, since pesticide resistance is common with this pest on succulents.
Keep spider mites off this Aloe
Inspect Aloe plants regularly during warm dry weather, raise humidity around the foliage, and isolate any newly acquired succulent from the collection for at least two weeks before placing it near an Aloe.