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.
These predacious mites are the carnivorous cousins of leaf-feeding spider mites and other pestilent mites that feed on plants. Spider mite predators (Phytoseiulus persimilis) are about the size of a two-spotted spider mite, are orange or tan in color, have no spots, and are shinier and more pear-shaped than their prey. They are also more active and have longer legs than spider mites. The mouthparts of predatory mites extend in front of their body while pest mite mouthparts extend downward to feed on plants. Shop our large selection of biological controls, including mite predators, at Planet Natural.