How Long Does it Take for Floramite to KILL?

[LolaGal]

Does anybody Know?

Washed a river of Floramite through my plants, checked them a few hours later, and still see spider mites movin and shakin.

How long does it take to kill them? Is it instant death?

First time user, long time spider mite hater.

 

[Randybobandy]

Dude I just got online to ask the same question. Stop stealing my questions man.
I hate these fuckers too. Looked under the scope. They are two spotted mites. Yikes.

 

[LiLWaynE]

if you mixed it right, and applied it right, then they should be gone within a week...

 

[LolaGal]

Thanks LilWayne! I checked last nite, and don't see any of the rascals movin....

heehee hee....

 

[Pinball Wizard]

DDT...if you want to make sure every MF'er in the room is dead...

 

[LiLWaynE]

DDT...if you want to make sure every MF'er in the room is dead...

fuck DDT, if it weren't for that shit, we would probably not even have to deal with spider mites...

 

[growfosho1]

I know this may be a dumb question... but fuck it! What's DDT?

 

[LolaGal]

oh, it was wonderful stuff for killing

oh, it was wonderful stuff for killing

It was a miracle killer of insects.

Used from I guess 1940s to 1975 ish.

You could spray your garden and nothing would bother it.

You could spray your door and flys wouldn't light on the screen.

You could spray it on anything and it would kill bugs.


BUT, unfortunately, birds ate the bugs that had been sprayed.

The birds eggshells came out soft and 95% of the bird eggs broke when laid or during incubation.

Lots of bird species almost died out, like the Bald eagle.

It is likely blamed for the supposed extinction of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and other birds.


So the government banned it and most of the world has quit using it.

but it was good stuff. Only way to get it anymore is using Kelthane, which is a powder and is hard to get in a small amount. And I am talking 100 lbs is considered a small amount.

 

[growfosho1]

Would you use azatrol or floramite, or avid?

Would you use azatrol or floramite, or avid?

It was a miracle killer of insects.

Used from I guess 1940s to 1975 ish.

You could spray your garden and nothing would bother it.

You could spray your door and flys wouldn't light on the screen.

You could spray it on anything and it would kill bugs.


BUT, unfortunately, birds ate the bugs that had been sprayed.

The birds eggshells came out soft and 95% of the bird eggs broke when laid or during incubation.

Lots of bird species almost died out, like the Bald eagle.

It is likely blamed for the supposed extinction of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and other birds.


So the government banned it and most of the world has quit using it.

but it was good stuff. Only way to get it anymore is using Kelthane, which is a powder and is hard to get in a small amount. And I am talking 100 lbs is considered a small amount.

Thanks for the informative answer
Do you, or anyone have such an answer on how to keep mites away and once you have them, how to destroy them? Dip or spray them? floramite or azatrol? So many different answers to the same question!! haha

 

[praisehim.]

FLORAMITE takes 6-8 days to start killing. It builds a cell structure around the leaves to keep mites away, it doesnt work like avid or azatrol which are more systemic based sprays. I only use floramite, it takes a few days to kick in, but if your drench them.. your good. : ) i spray twice in flower..first day.. an 8th day, just to be extra safe.

 

[nassos]

it takes a week to kill.

 

[LolaGal]

FLORAMITE takes 6-8 days to start killing. It builds a cell structure around the leaves to keep mites away, it doesnt work like avid or azatrol which are more systemic based sprays. I only use floramite, it takes a few days to kick in, but if your drench them.. your good. : ) i spray twice in flower..first day.. an 8th day, just to be extra safe.

I had forgotten what plants looked like that were not all bit up with mites.

What a difference Floramite makes.

First spraying killed them for about 6 weeks, then I saw a few and so I drenched them again. Hope that lasts till harvest is over, I wil keep spraying some Safer 3-1 for backup.

I have some of Ed Rosenthal's Zero Tolerance, I got for Christmas I have not used yet.

I see dead mites the next day? They ain't moving anyways...lol.

Yippie

 

[growfosho1]

So can I do an azatrol drench on rockwool clones and dip them in floramite and foliar them every 3 days twice? sound right? whats best for aeroponics? Advice is very greatly appreciated

 

[LolaGal]

gro4sho: I have not used azatrol, but since it is a neem product, I think it would coat the leaves and keep the Floramite off them.

I would just spray the hell out of the floramite. if it is was mine.

aeroponics would be the bomb lucky dog.

 

[PistilPete]

I had forgotten what plants looked like that were not all bit up with mites.

What a difference Floramite makes.

hahaha, i was just thinking the same thing while looking at my girls. I, too, just got done with a long battle against the borg.
They do look gorgeous when they're not all eaten up and spotted white, don't they?
Congrats on your victory over those nasty things.

 

[LiLWaynE]

glad it worked for ya lola... i knew it would...

floramite is the best ive ever used for mite control... its truly some amazing stuff...

 

[chuckyoufarley]

DDT makes some people call LolaGal dude instead of dudette

 

[growfosho1]

LolaGal: So can I dip my clones in a floramite solution or just spray them like crazy?
And does anyone have the "best" dosage of floramite to be most effective?

 

[LolaGal]

LolaGal: So can I dip my clones in a floramite solution or just spray them like crazy?
And does anyone have the "best" dosage of floramite to be most effective?

If clones are small enough, the best thing is to dip them upside down into a bucket of Floramite.

I use 1/4 tsp per gallon. I got mine from Ebay. It was a present from Canna Clause. That is the recommended dosage on the bottle.

It will kill birds, don't dump the leftovers outside. Kills bees too.

Don't get into water supply or runoff water.