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Plant pest guides.

How to spot, treat and prevent spider mites, aphids and the other pests SMC controls.

Tiny greenfly clustered along the new shoot tips of a rose bush, with sticky honeydew on a leaf below
5 November 2026Greenfly

How to get rid of greenfly

Why greenfly numbers explode, how to spray them on roses and houseplants, and how to keep them off.

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A small tuft of white mealybugs in the leaf joint of a jade plant on a windowsill
20 October 2026Mealybugs

How to get rid of mealybugs

Find out where mealybugs hide, the spray that reaches them, and how to keep them out.

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A spider mite colony with webbing and eggs along a stem
8 October 2026Spider mites

How to get rid of spider mites

How to spot them early, why they keep coming back, and how to clear them from houseplants and greenhouse plants.

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