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spider mites
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Late flower= do nothing with sprays. lol I learned that the hard way.
Early flower= Treat carefully .
Search Mites and chose one of the 847000 ways people
suggest to treat.
Post a pic and best of luck to ya.
Late flower= do nothing with sprays. lol I learned that the hard way.
Early flower= Treat carefully .
Search Mites and chose one of the 847000 ways people
suggest to treat.
Post a pic and best of luck to ya.
vertigo0007
Member
If youre in veg, floramite then avid. 1-2 punch. Buh bye. Or you could waste abunch of time and money and buy scamri certified 'organic' bullshit, let the infestation get real bad and then lose anyway. I dont know if it makes people feel superior to suggest worthless products or what but youll get 100 suggestion of that crap real soon. Good luck
vertigo0007
Member
Wow. Yeah listen to this guy and be a quitter. Wtf?
Don't let them set up camp!! If you haven't been using a systemic spider mite/insect pesticide already, you need to be. And yes there are many sprays you can use to treat, just be careful as stated if you are in flower. I like to use Liquid LadyBug when my plants are just babies because it doesn't hurt the clones. In flower I mix sprays together, LLB and Don't Bug Me, or Mighty Bomb. Good luck, get them fuckers as soon as possible!!
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Iron_Lion
He didn't say quit he said start over. It's actually good advice if you have plants you're not married to.
Spider mites can be a chronic problem for months if not years if you dont kill them all.
pokearound
Member
They can be a problem for years.
One friend told me he had a sure fire cure: Light match, throw over shoulder and leave the building...........
Really though, I've tried dozens of products. The two best I've used are Neem Oil and as floral said, Spinosad! I have had great results with Spinosad and it is quite affordable. Good Luck killing those little f's!
One friend told me he had a sure fire cure: Light match, throw over shoulder and leave the building...........
Really though, I've tried dozens of products. The two best I've used are Neem Oil and as floral said, Spinosad! I have had great results with Spinosad and it is quite affordable. Good Luck killing those little f's!
Stop the neem, now! It'll taste like sh*t and its hard to get off.
If you have some money go buy all three of the following:
Captain Jacks, Mighty Wash, and one of the many essential oil sprays (Zero Tolerance, SNS 217, Liquid LadyBug etc)
The oils will all leave a slight taste if too close to harvest (neem is just nasty to burn) so start with that. Then Hit em with the Mighty Wash 3-5 days later. Then with Cap Jacks 3-5 days later. Then back to Mighty Wash every 3-5 til Harvest.
Next crop be proactive with neem and cap jack. Alternate from one to the other every 2 weeks. Limit all but cap jacks to about 2-3 per grow. And save the Expensive stuff for late flower. Also consider predatory mites for next grow. Note, getting good live ones can be a challenge.
Trust me I've been there and this method works. BTW what I am recommending is called different modes of action. Very important if you want to tackle...
pokearound
Member
True what medicalmj says about the timing. Two weeks til harvest and there is little to do.
I stand by using neem oil (sparingly and when lights are off, followed by a spraying of plain warm water a day or two later to rinse) paired with numerous other modes of attack including the very affordable and effective Spinosad.
My experience with Mighty Wash was not good.........snake Oil and expensive. It is water with an electric charge?!?!? I think knocking mites off plants with a tap water spraying would give the same results. Maybe others found it effective?
Agree with others that proactive deterrence works best. Using multiple products alternately is best. Good luck at the war!
I stand by using neem oil (sparingly and when lights are off, followed by a spraying of plain warm water a day or two later to rinse) paired with numerous other modes of attack including the very affordable and effective Spinosad.
My experience with Mighty Wash was not good.........snake Oil and expensive. It is water with an electric charge?!?!? I think knocking mites off plants with a tap water spraying would give the same results. Maybe others found it effective?
Agree with others that proactive deterrence works best. Using multiple products alternately is best. Good luck at the war!
