Talk:Spider mite

Removal[edit]

how do I get rid of spider mites on my plant, it is in a window facing North in my office.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.41.192.210 (talk) 18:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i have found that warm, (not hot, not cold) soapy water in a spray bottle is the trick on my tomatoe plants. works great.. but may take repeated applications :)

dennis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.94.218.222 (talk) 16:13, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid this article's lone citation is (arguably) a spam link... 24.130.174.144 (talk) 05:35, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Plagiarism[edit]

"Chemical control of spider mites generally involves pesticides that are specifically developed for spider mite control (miticides or acaricides). Few insecticides are effective for spider mites and many even aggravate problems. Furthermore, most spider mites become resistant to new pesticides within two to four years, making control difficult. Because most miticides do not affect eggs, a repeat application at an approximately 10- to 14-day interval is usually needed for control."

"Since an egg can develop into a mature spider mite able to lay eggs of its own in as little as 9 days, more frequent application may be required in hot, dry conditions."

"Various insects and predatory mites feed on spider mites and provide a high level of natural control. One group of small, dark-coloured lady beetles (Stethorus species) are specialised predators of spider mites. Minute pirate bugs (Orius; family Anthocoridae), big-eyed bugs (Geocoris species), and predatory thrips can be important natural enemies."

"Many mites in the family Phytoseiidae are predators of spider mites. In addition to those that occur naturally, some of these are produced in commercial insectaries for release as biological controls. Among those most commonly sold via mail order are Galendromus occidentalis, Phytoseiulus persimilis, Mesoseiulus longipes, Amblyseius fallicus, and Neoseiulus californicus."

are word for word copied from University of Colorado webpage. Ellin Beltz (talk) 20:52, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This text was added in November 2008 by User:Mudsneaker, and is that user's only contribution to Wikipedia. see:

the revision.

Since the presumed source is dated 2006, we must assume that this is a copyvio and remove the copied text. The facts from the text can be stated, with a cite. -Arch dude (talk) 00:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia effect strikes again. A google search for "Chemical control of spider mites generally involves pesticides" (with the quotes) finds many web sites that have copied this same material word-for-word without attribution, probably from the Wikipedia article. So even if we repair this article, the original author of the Colorado State article (or other original author) will not be made whole. I'm not sure what we should do about this. -Arch dude (talk) 00:13, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I sent an e-mail to Dr. Cranshaw (the original author) notifying him of the situation and asking for his opinion. Let's hold off on deleting the material until we get his input. -Arch dude (talk) 01:12, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help, I thought it was too complicated to figure out on my own, and I'm perfectly willing to wait until we hear from Dr. Cranshaw about the text. Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:24, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I should have reviewed this page before starting my review. However, given that the addition comes after the source, (see version) I don't see that there is any question about which came first.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 12:16, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright review.[edit]

I removed some material in the Countermeasures section that was simply copied from this site. I also removed one sentence which did not come from that site,, but was out of place on its own.

The remaining words don't work well by themselves so will need some editing.--SPhilbrick (Talk) 12:11, 30 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Animal hosts[edit]

This article makes no mention of spider mites as a parasite of animals. Does this reflect reality, or are there spider mite species which infest animal hosts?

Of course, I realise that scabies and mange are caused by the Sarcoptes mite, but I don't know that anyone refers to it as a spider mite.

Patronanejo (talk) 16:18, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]