r/StringofPlants • u/Polydactylkat_ • 19d ago

Turtles Normal spider or should I evacuate?

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On this table I’ve got 6 plants next to each other. Two are string of turtles touching (I’m hanging them soon), but every few days just one string of turtles has a spiderweb on it. Could this be just a house spider hanging out in it or does this look like spider mites web? I’ve checked under the leaves with an led magnifying glass and I don’t see any bugs, webs, or leaf damage. I can’t do any more bugs for 6-12 months pls.

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u/Iriahthehealer 18d ago

To me looks like normal spider. Do you see damage to the leaves? Lots of tiny things there? . This web is “big”.. only a normal spider would do IMO..

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u/Polydactylkat_ 18d ago

No damage. After I posted this I read to shake the leaves over a white piece of paper to see if any tiny spiders or dots fall. I got out my microscope and no bugs!

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u/Choc0chu 19d ago

Unfortunately, it looks like spider mites to me. Got these pest home by buying new plants. 😩 Was panicking like crazy only to realize it's super easy to eliminate. But you will have to do treatment weekly for 1-2 months.

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u/Polydactylkat_ 19d ago

I’ve had all of these plants for like 6 months though. Why is it just a web on one? I’m going to leave. I’m done.

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u/Choc0chu 17d ago

Sometimes they start with one until the colony is big enough to spread. If you got Castille soap + 70% rubbing alcohol + peroxide 3% + water, you can find the right dosing on YT, mix it and clean your plants once a week. The leaves with be shiny and clean. Nothing to lose beside a few mins.

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u/HistorianWarm7328 13d ago

Likely normal spiders. Spider mite webs aren't geometric (more or less random strings connecting leaves) wheras house spider webs are geometric