Little red spider: pests and beneficial animals

Brightly colored spider

Most often, spiders with a bright color of the abdomen do not suffer from attacks by predators and birds. It is this catchy color that is signal, most often such spiders are poisonous.

Red spiders: types and features

Red spiders can be found in warm rainforests or hot fields in the sun. Some representatives of carmine-colored arachnids live in apartments.

Little red spiders

Small red arachnid pests are often seen on houseplants, gardens and greenhouses. They're not spiders, but they're not insects either. These small insects are ticks. They suck the juice of plants and tissues, weave a network.

The parasites are very small, up to 1 mm in adult size. They love domestic flowers, coniferous trees and young shrubs. They can be seen only with mass infection.

Symptoms, in addition to visual ones, are:

1. Thin webs of cobwebs around plants, stems and leaves.
2. Yellowing and drying of shoots.

How to destroy a tick

Ticks multiply rapidly, especially in favorable conditions. But the first infestations can be easily removed with high humidity. Consistent spraying will help protect plants indoors or outdoors.

Red tick.

There are several ways to kill a tick:

• biological methods;
• chemicals;
• attracting predators.

Conclusion

Red spiders are bright and noticeable. This color indicates that the animals are poisonous and it is better for predators not to hunt them.

But small bright red arachnids - mites, they are pests of the garden and indoor flowers. At the first appearance of these small animals, it is necessary to carry out prevention and protection.