What's going on everyone? Welcome back to the Epic Gardening

podcast and if you're listening to this podcast, I am currently hiking in

Acadia National Park in Maine. So I pre-recorded this one for you guys because I care about you and I want you to have

questions and answers related to gardening and no matter what I'm doing in the world

so today's question is about spider mites and spider mites are just a really annoying

pest that rear their head a lot in hydroponic environments but can also terrorize

many different plants whether you're growing in soil or hydroponics.

The first question we're going to answer is, how do you know if spider mites are attacking

your plants?

Well, it's pretty simple.

If your plants start to turn yellow in patches or you notice super fine

spider webs all over it, but you can't see any actual spiders, well you might be at war with the dreaded spider mites.

And interestingly enough, spider mites are not insects.

They are actually a type of arachnid that are closely related to spiders

and ticks. Now the reason you can't see them is usually because they are extremely small.

Oftentimes you'll need a magnifying glass to get a good look at them.

They cause the underside of leaves to appear dusty, but if you look very, very closely,

you'll see that that dust is actually moving and that dust is spider mites.

The second question, what are the different types of spider mites?

Well the most common one you will deal with internationally is the two spotted spider mite.

These are also known as red spider mites.

And they're found in fields, orchards, greenhouses, yards and gardens, and even in indoor hydroponic growing environments. p spots on either side of their bodies.

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