Clover mites?

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There are what I believe to be clover mites crawling all over the outside of my apartment building and some have been making their way inside, even with the windows closed. I am a windowsill grower and have been finding a few on my orchid leaves (phals and paph). I've been removing them as soon as I see them, but was wondering if others had any suggestions for dealing with these critters? Does anyone know how potentially harmful they are to orchids?

Thanks in advance!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Most people here commonly recognize them by the name of spider mites.

If you look through the OB search engine, there will a lot of threads regarding these garden pests.