You've been caring for your houseplants religiously, watering them on schedule and placing them in perfect lighting. But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the ...

These tiny critters can do a lot of damage to your favorite houseplants. Anastasia Deriy/Getty Images While you may be more concerned about giving your houseplant the optimal light, water, and ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

No larger than a grain of sand, spider mites have eight legs and needle-like mouthparts used to pierce leaves of host plants and suck out their fluids. Unfortunately for home gardeners and commercial ...

Researchers collected the unfortunate arachnids near grottos and caves in Rio de Janeiro state, a region similar to where ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

Spider mites can be a problem on many different plants, both indoors and outdoors. But at times, it seems like they have a special preference for tomatoes. Typically, we first notice we might have a ...

This heat is tough on not only us, but also our plants. At this point in the season, it’s a challenge to provide enough water for them to survive, let alone thrive. It can also be a challenge to ...

At Brazil's Butantan Institute, Ricardo Bassini-Silva identified mite larvae feeding on a millimeter-scale specimen in the museum's archive.

There are many ways to get rid of spider mites with common pesticides, but if you're interested in a DIY remedy for spider mites, you might want to consider thyme. Why thyme? It turns out the herb has ...