they are like the borg from star trek; assimilating everything in their path...
i fucking hate spider mites.
spider mites are a cunt but soapy water can even get rid of them
Thrips on the other hand, for me they are the fucking Borg you kill them and they come back harder till you nute them to the fucking stone age
I spray and water with spinosad in veg now or at the very least a 6 week fruit & veg insecticide
then every 1 to 2 months I set off a giant fogger
and once in a while I spray the bloom with some natural eco friendly brakes down in 2 days plant extract bud killing crap
That seems to keep them at bay but I am waiting for them to adapt
Finally after about 2 years of saying I`m going to I ordered some blue sticky traps too, lol