Skin Lightening Treatments. Skin lightening products -- also known as bleaching creams, whiteners, skin brighteners, or fade -- work by reducing a pigment called melanin in the skin. Most people who use lighteners do so to treat skin problems such as freckles, age spots, acne scars, or discoloration related to hormones.he active ingredient in some skin lighteners is mercury, so bleaching can lead to mercury poisoning. Mercury is a toxic agent that can cause serious psychiatric, neurological, and kidney problems.
Spider mites - outdoors. Spider mites are very common pests of outdoor plants. The mites suck juices from the plants, causing the plants to look dull and unhealthy. Mites also cause plants to lose vigor so that they may be unable to overcome a severe infestation, resulting in the plant's death. In Missouri, the most common outdoor spider mite is the two-spotted spider mite.
Spider mites are members of the Acari (mite) family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species.pider mites on a lemon plant. Hot, dry conditions are often associated with population build-up of spider mites. Under optimal conditions (approximately 80 Â°F or 27 Â°C), the two-spotted spider mite can hatch in as little as 3 days, and become sexually mature in as little as 5 days.