What is this bug on my ivy plant and how do I get rid of it?

My plant was full of life until I brought it home and all of a sudden theres these little mites or spiders or something all over it with webs all over the leaves. They are so tiny I cant tell exactly what they look like, but they are super light brown to white. Please help! My plant is dieing! Thank you!

What is this bug on my ivy plant and how do I get rid of it?
Put some dish soap in water and spray it on them, it will kill the bugs, it works for most plants.
Reply:mix just a drop of plain Dawn dish soap in a spray bottle and top the rest of the bottle with water. Spray your ivy with the mixture all over , under the leaves and the top of the soil. Then with clean water rinse your ivy well. What this does is wash the spider mites off. Keep an eye to see if they come back, as some may have hid in the soil or you may miss some.
Reply:Those are spider mites and the dish soap won't do it!!!! These little buggers are BAD NEWS! You should get an insecticidal soap from your local garden center. Isolate the plant from all others you may have and spray it down heavily, be sure to get all of the plant, under the leaves, etc. Be sure and spray down the whole area that the plant was living in allso. even if it looks like they are all gone keep up the treatments for at least a couple of weeks


You don't want these guys to get a real foothold in your place, and to be safe, treat all the rest of the plant you have.


Good luck
Reply:Take a pinch of tobacco and seep it in water over night, place the liquid into a spray bottle with some lemon dawn and spray the plant.
Reply:Another way to get rid of them is to put your plant outside in a shady area for about a week and let mother nature help get rid of them. I don't know if it is because they decide to go elsewhere of if the ladybugs eat them ( I usually have alot of ladybugs in my yard) but it almost always works for me. I discovered this because I didn't want them to spread to my other plants and I didn't have time to treat the plant (I usually use the insecticidal soap). Good Luck!!

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