The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural compositions, and particularly relates to a composition for preventing and treating papaya spider mites. The active ingredients of the composition are hexythiazox and
quercetin, the
mass ratio of hexythiazox to
quercetin is 1: (0.5-20), preferably 1: (7.5-12.5), and an indoor
toxicity determination test shows that the composition has a remarkable synergistic effect on
tetranychus urticae within the ratio range. The invention also provides a water
emulsion, a suspending agent, missible oil and other
pesticide preparations containing the composition. Field
efficacy tests prove that the composition provided by the invention has a
good control effect on
tetranychus urticae on papaya, is long in lasting period, and can effectively slow down the development of pest
drug resistance. The invention provides a novel scheme with high efficiency and low dosage for controlling the
carica papaya spider mites.