spider mites on Vriesea Splendens
Quick answer
If your Vriesea Splendens has spider mites, the most likely cause is: Red or spider mites occasionally attack soft-leaved Vriesea and Guzmania kept as indoor plants, where dry household air lets the colonies establish on the foliage that bromeliads normally keep wet through their central tank.
Start here:
- 1. Increase humidity around the Vriesea splendens by misting the surrounding air and the foliage with room-temperature water.
- 2. Spray the foliage frequently with water to wash mites off the leaves and disrupt their feeding, focusing on the undersides of the strap-shaped leaves.
Why Vriesea Splendens gets spider mites
vriesea splendens
Red or spider mites occasionally attack soft-leaved Vriesea and Guzmania kept as indoor plants, where dry household air lets the colonies establish on the foliage that bromeliads normally keep wet through their central tank.
How to reverse spider mites on Vriesea Splendens
- 1
Increase humidity around the Vriesea splendens by misting the surrounding air and the foliage with room-temperature water.
- 2
Spray the foliage frequently with water to wash mites off the leaves and disrupt their feeding, focusing on the undersides of the strap-shaped leaves.
Keep spider mites off this Vriesea Splendens
Maintain moderate to high humidity around indoor Vriesea splendens and flush the central tank and leaves regularly, because the bromeliad's natural rosette of water is what keeps spider mites from becoming established.