What Do Organic Growers Do About Red Spider Mite?
David Storey offers organic answers to red spider mite. If you see pale yellow dots on the underside of the leaves of your cucumbers, peppers, marrows or strawberries, or a thin web on the leaves and stems of your prize roses, then probably you are being visited by the red spider mite. These tiny sap-sucking pests, which thrive in hot dry weather, can sometimes be difficult to see with the naked eye. They can be particularly devastating to young plants, especially peppers.
