Spider Nets on Green Plant - Ask Extension
My plant has these spider nets all over the leaves and flowers. This has been a perpetual problem. This flower pot has been kept in the sun room and i...
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Spider Nets on Green Plant #875465
Asked July 01, 2024, 10:38 AM EDT
My plant has these spider nets all over the leaves and flowers. This has been a perpetual problem. This flower pot has been kept in the sun room and is given enough light and water. This is rarely moved out in the open, to avoid a burnout from heat and sun. The white flowers from this plant have a very aroma!
Please advise. Thank you
Howard County Maryland
Expert Response
Your plant has a common insect pest called Spider Mites.
Here is our page on them:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spider-mites-indoor-plants/
They are more common in the winter in our very dry, forced-heat homes. You can put the whole plant in the shower or take it outdoors and hose it down to remove some.
If you have a place outdoors to put your plant, often beneficial insects help keep pest insects in check.
If you let us know what type of plant you have we can tell you if it can go outdoors and the best placement for it.
Is it a tropical Hibiscus? If so, they like it in full sun as long as you keep them watered.
If you decide to put it out for the summer season, do it slowly over a few days- in shade first then slowly into full sun.
Christine
Here is our page on them:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spider-mites-indoor-plants/
They are more common in the winter in our very dry, forced-heat homes. You can put the whole plant in the shower or take it outdoors and hose it down to remove some.
If you have a place outdoors to put your plant, often beneficial insects help keep pest insects in check.
If you let us know what type of plant you have we can tell you if it can go outdoors and the best placement for it.
Is it a tropical Hibiscus? If so, they like it in full sun as long as you keep them watered.
If you decide to put it out for the summer season, do it slowly over a few days- in shade first then slowly into full sun.
Christine
This is a Jasmine plant with white flowers
Place the jasmine in a shady location if you move it outside, since it will not be accustomed to direct sun and may "sunburn," which can damage the leaves. After a week or so in shade (or mostly shade), you can gradually move it into more sun, with the final exposure being about 50-50 sun-shade; jasmine probably does not need full sun during the summer, but might handle it well if acclimated incrementally. While outside, tropical plant growth tends to be faster than inside, so you may need to fertilize more often than you were accustomed to (though follow package instructions for dosage amount and frequency so it's not over-fertilized). Around early to mid-October or so, depending on overnight temperatures, it can come back inside for the winter, and put into a sunny window so it gets bright light.
Miri
Miri
Miri \ Christine Thank you for your response
regards,
Atul
Atul
You're welcome.