Top 10 Spider Mite Remedies

Omite helps to fight spider mites on fruit and vegetable crops, as well as ornamental plants. Propargin is the active ingredient. It is effective against larvae, nymphs and adults, but is not capable of killing eggs. Due to the prolonged effect lasting at least 3 weeks, most hatching larvae will also die. The action of the drug develops quickly, allowing you to clean the plants from pests in a short time.

Omite belongs to drugs of the 2nd category of toxicity, poses a danger to humans and animals, and is less toxic to bees. The dosage of the agent depends on the type of crop being processed. For example, for vegetables it is 10-15 ml per 5 liters of water. Plants must be handled with care. The drug receives a lot of good reviews.

Apollo is one of the most popular systemic acaricides, effective against various types of spider mites, but especially useful for treating plants against red fruit mites. It kills eggs and larvae, and adults lose their ability to reproduce. The active substance clofentezin does not pose a significant danger to flora, humans and other insects, it belongs to the 4th class of toxicity.

It is enough to treat plants with Apollo acaricide 2-3 times per season, because after application it continues to work from 30 to 60 days.2 ml of the drug is enough to prepare 5 liters of solution and treat 10 m² landings. The agent is intended for the destruction of mites on fruit plants, grapes, strawberries, and can be used indoors.

Neoron is one of the best preparations for combating spider mites on plants. The active substance bromopropylate is effective against all types of mites on fruit and vegetable crops, as well as indoor flowers. The tool is able to destroy not only larvae and adults, but also their eggs. The death of pests occurs in a few hours.

To prepare a working solution, it is enough to dilute 10 ml of the product in 8-10 liters of water (the exact recommendations are in the annotation). The drug of toxicity class 4 is practically not dangerous for humans, animals and beneficial insects, but you still need to take precautions when working with it. Neoron has been known for a long time and receives only good reviews when used in the fight against spider mites.

Insecticide-acaricide Talstar appeared on the market relatively recently.The active substance bifenthrin has a hazard class 2 for humans and animals, it is practically safe for bees, but mercilessly destroys most pests in the garden. Only 3 ml per 10 liters of water allows you to get a solution that will destroy ticks, whiteflies, beetles. The effect of the drug lasts at least 2 weeks, therefore, after a single treatment, those insects that were in the ground at the time of spraying or have not yet hatched from the masonry will die.

Positive reviews about Talstar are associated with both its effectiveness and low toxicity to beneficial insects. It is very important to treat the plants in the garden with products that destroy only pests without disturbing the beneficial ecological environment.

Fufanon is a popular broad spectrum insecticide. The active ingredient is malathion, on the basis of which Karbofos, well known since Soviet times, is also produced. The tool is effective in the fight against all insects and mites, it is used both for treating plants in the garden, and for the destruction of cockroaches and bedbugs in the premises. The activity of the remedy remains for 2-3 weeks, which is confirmed by the reviews of the people who used it.

For plants, Fufanon does not pose a danger, but for animals, humans and beneficial insects it is, because the drug belongs to the 3rd class of toxicity. To prepare the solution, it is enough to dilute 5 ml in 5 liters of water. The exact consumption rates, as well as recommendations on what and how to process, are in the instructions.

Actellik combines the properties of an acaricide and an insecticide, i.e.effectively fights both spider mites and a number of insect pests. The active substance is pirimifos-methyl. The tool is truly universal, suitable for processing shrubs, fruit trees, vegetable and ornamental crops, indoor plants. To obtain the best result, it is recommended to carry out two sprayings with an interval of 5-7 days.

To prepare a working solution, you need 2 ml of the product per 1 liter of water. Actellik belongs to drugs of the 2nd class of toxicity and is capable of posing a threat to humans and animals. Due to its high efficiency, you can find a lot of positive reviews about it, but the danger of the remedy makes many use it only in exceptional cases.

Metarizin is a somewhat unique biological product that helps to destroy pests living in the soil, as well as those whose developmental stages partially occur on the ground, for example, under fallen leaves. It will also help in the fight against spider mites. As an active ingredient, the composition contains natural strains of the fungus metarizium, which grows into the body cavity of the pest, leading to mycosis and death.

One of the nuances of Metarizin is a prolonged action, which comes on rather slowly. With its help, getting rid of pests here and now will not work, since mushrooms will take time to grow in the soil. But if you apply the drug in the fall, the effect during the next garden season will be ensured.

Bitoxibacillin is a biological product with acaricidal and insecticidal action at the same time. The main active ingredient is the spores of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which are crystalline toxins. Getting into the body of pests with food, they destroy its digestive system and lead to their death in 3-5 days. The tool is effective in the fight against spider mites, caterpillars and other parasites.

After a single spraying, Bitoxibacillin works up to two weeks, does not cause resistance. Due to its minimal toxicity, the drug has no contraindications and can be used indoors, including greenhouses, protecting cucumbers and other vegetables. A minimum of 5 days should elapse between processing and harvesting.

Kleschevit is a well-known insectoacaricide to gardeners, an analogue of another popular Fitoverm drug. The active substance in it is the bacteria Streptomyces avermitilis, which produces aversectin. It affects the nervous system of spider mites, aphids, nematodes and other pests, leading to their death within 3-5 days. It is important that the agent is differently effective depending on the air temperature.At 30-32 degrees, the result will be maximum, and in conditions of cool +20 degrees, the treatment will not give the desired result the first time.

Kleshchevit belongs to the category of the safest drugs. It does not accumulate in the leaves and fruits of plants, it quickly decomposes in the kidney. Cucumbers, eggplants, peppers and other vegetables in the greenhouse and open field are completely safe within 2-3 days after processing.

Fitoverm is one of the most well-known bio-preparations against spider mites and other pests. It is used for processing fruit and vegetable crops in greenhouses and open ground, ornamental plants in the garden and at home. The active substance aversectin affects the parasites by the contact-intestinal method, causing paralysis in them after a few hours, and then death after 3-5 days.

It is necessary to process cucumbers and other vegetables with Fitoverm, taking into account the fact that after harvesting it is possible at least 2-3 days later. The drug is an analogue of another popular insectoacaricide Kleschevit. Reviews about both products can only be heard positive, both from amateur gardeners and from those who grow vegetables and fruits professionally.