Spider Mites & Thrips Rescue Plan

Spider mites and thrips produce similar-looking damage and need treatment schedules that differ by a factor of three. Guess wrong and you can treat correctly for a month while the population keeps growing.

This 6-page PDF confirms which pest you have, helps you decide which plants are worth a six-week campaign, and gives you the full cycle for each.

What is inside the 6 pages

• Six-point diagnostic table — round stippling versus silvery streaking, webbing versus black frass, and the trap colour that separates them
• Triage grading — green, amber and red, with an honest decision about what to save and what to discard
• Isolation setup — the six steps that decide whether the rest of your collection stays clean
• The spider mite cycle — treatment every 5 days, run three to four times, and why a 7-day interval can run for months without finishing
• The thrips cycle — weekly treatment across 6 weeks, why the eggs cannot be killed, and why the soil has to be treated as well
• Rotating modes of action — soaps, oils, azadirachtin and spinosad, plus how to avoid leaf burn
• Biological control — predatory mites, and why they cannot be combined with sprays
• Release criteria and aftercare — the four conditions to meet before a plant rejoins the shelf

Who it is for

• Anyone who has found webbing, stippling or silvery streaks
• Plant owners whose treatment worked and then failed two weeks later
• Collectors who need to protect a shelf, not just one plant

Format

• 6-page PDF, A4, designed for both screen and print
• Instant download after purchase
• No subscription, no app, yours to keep