Snype's Guide To Kill Spider Mites & Broad Mites With 100% Neem Oil!
A lot of growers think that they need to reach for some bottle of Dangerous Pesticide to get rid of their mites. This is simply not true. The problem is that if you are going to go the organic approach to getting rid of your mites, you have to stick to extreme schedules. Missing a day of your scheduled treatments means that you may have made a big mistake and now you will have to start your treatments all over again. Growers seem to want that 1 day fix when you just spray and everything is gone but that 1 day fix may cause you and your patients a lot more harm for your future health. No body ever said growing is not time consuming at certain times like this.
Temperature of your grow rooms can affect how fast your mites reach maturity and are able to lay eggs. It is best to research the specific mite that you have and learn their breeding cycles at the temperatures that your rooms are at so you can adjust them accordingly to perform your treatments.
I use 100% Dyna-Gro Pure Neem Oil. If the bottle of Neem Oil is not warm and not liquid, place the bottle of Neem Oil in warm water. When it turns to liquid, in 1 gallon of 70 degree water, mix:
2 Tablespoons Dyna-Gro 100% Pure Neem Oil
You also have to add Coco-Wet after you add the Neem Oil. I forget how much to use but I use the amount stated on the bottle. You have to use the coco-wet or the neem won't work.
Do not save your mixed solution. You have to make new solution every time you use it.
I don't know how big or small your plants are. If your plants can fit into a 5 gallon bucket, hold the pot upside down with your hand covering the soil so you don't spill all your soil and dunk your whole plant into the solution. Make sure the entire solution is very mixed. If it's not mixed you will see the neem oil at the top of the solution.
If your plants are too big, you will have to spray every area of the plant, including underneath the leaves and stem. You can't miss any space at all, including the top of the soil or medium. Clean your walls and area with bleach and water solution.
It is extremely important to remove your plants from the direct light when you are spraying. It is also extremely important that after you spray to keep your plants in the dark for 6 hours.
After your first treatment, you must apply a second treatment after 3 days. Then you must apply a 3rd treatment after another 3 days.
Your 4th treatment will be applied after 5 days of your 3rd treatment. Then apply treatments after every 5 days. Apply a total of 7 treatments and your Broad Mites & Spider Mites will be gone. Apply 1 final treatment after 7 days of your last treatment which will make 8 treatments. Clean your entire house and grow when you are applying these treatments so that you don't bring any more mites in with you. Remember to always put your clothes in the dryer on extra hot for 30 minutes to kill any mites or eggs that are on your clothes. Be very anal about everything. Never bring outside clothes into a grow room.
Always remember to turn off your lights for 6 hours after your treatments. It seems like a lot of work but that's life if you want your mites to completely disappear.
Here is some more information on Spider Mites that can help you with your research:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/twospotted_mite.htm
"Life Cycle
Spider mite development differs somewhat between species, but a typical life cycle is as follows. The eggs are attached to fine silk webbing and hatch in approximately three days. The life cycle is composed of the egg, the larva, two nymphal stages (protonymph and deutonymph) and the adult. The length of time from egg to adult varies greatly depending on temperature. Under optimum conditions (approximately 80ºF), spider mites complete their development in five to twenty days. There are many overlapping generations per year. The adult female lives two to four weeks and is capable of laying several hundred eggs during her life."
"Phytoseiulus persimilis is the most common predator and preys on all stages of mites (Osborne 1999). It can consume 20 eggs or five adults daily."
"The twospotted spider mite develops a resistance to most acaricides after prolonged use. Most miticides are not effective on eggs. Therefore two or more applications of the miticide will be required at five-day intervals during the summer or seven-day intervals during the winter."
Pictures coming one day...
For those considering using Neem as a soil drench, check out a thread on IC:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=2792
A lot of growers think that they need to reach for some bottle of Dangerous Pesticide to get rid of their mites. This is simply not true. The problem is that if you are going to go the organic approach to getting rid of your mites, you have to stick to extreme schedules. Missing a day of your scheduled treatments means that you may have made a big mistake and now you will have to start your treatments all over again. Growers seem to want that 1 day fix when you just spray and everything is gone but that 1 day fix may cause you and your patients a lot more harm for your future health. No body ever said growing is not time consuming at certain times like this.
Temperature of your grow rooms can affect how fast your mites reach maturity and are able to lay eggs. It is best to research the specific mite that you have and learn their breeding cycles at the temperatures that your rooms are at so you can adjust them accordingly to perform your treatments.
I use 100% Dyna-Gro Pure Neem Oil. If the bottle of Neem Oil is not warm and not liquid, place the bottle of Neem Oil in warm water. When it turns to liquid, in 1 gallon of 70 degree water, mix:
2 Tablespoons Dyna-Gro 100% Pure Neem Oil
You also have to add Coco-Wet after you add the Neem Oil. I forget how much to use but I use the amount stated on the bottle. You have to use the coco-wet or the neem won't work.
Do not save your mixed solution. You have to make new solution every time you use it.
I don't know how big or small your plants are. If your plants can fit into a 5 gallon bucket, hold the pot upside down with your hand covering the soil so you don't spill all your soil and dunk your whole plant into the solution. Make sure the entire solution is very mixed. If it's not mixed you will see the neem oil at the top of the solution.
If your plants are too big, you will have to spray every area of the plant, including underneath the leaves and stem. You can't miss any space at all, including the top of the soil or medium. Clean your walls and area with bleach and water solution.
It is extremely important to remove your plants from the direct light when you are spraying. It is also extremely important that after you spray to keep your plants in the dark for 6 hours.
After your first treatment, you must apply a second treatment after 3 days. Then you must apply a 3rd treatment after another 3 days.
Your 4th treatment will be applied after 5 days of your 3rd treatment. Then apply treatments after every 5 days. Apply a total of 7 treatments and your Broad Mites & Spider Mites will be gone. Apply 1 final treatment after 7 days of your last treatment which will make 8 treatments. Clean your entire house and grow when you are applying these treatments so that you don't bring any more mites in with you. Remember to always put your clothes in the dryer on extra hot for 30 minutes to kill any mites or eggs that are on your clothes. Be very anal about everything. Never bring outside clothes into a grow room.
Always remember to turn off your lights for 6 hours after your treatments. It seems like a lot of work but that's life if you want your mites to completely disappear.
Here is some more information on Spider Mites that can help you with your research:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/twospotted_mite.htm
"Life Cycle
Spider mite development differs somewhat between species, but a typical life cycle is as follows. The eggs are attached to fine silk webbing and hatch in approximately three days. The life cycle is composed of the egg, the larva, two nymphal stages (protonymph and deutonymph) and the adult. The length of time from egg to adult varies greatly depending on temperature. Under optimum conditions (approximately 80ºF), spider mites complete their development in five to twenty days. There are many overlapping generations per year. The adult female lives two to four weeks and is capable of laying several hundred eggs during her life."
"Phytoseiulus persimilis is the most common predator and preys on all stages of mites (Osborne 1999). It can consume 20 eggs or five adults daily."
"The twospotted spider mite develops a resistance to most acaricides after prolonged use. Most miticides are not effective on eggs. Therefore two or more applications of the miticide will be required at five-day intervals during the summer or seven-day intervals during the winter."
Pictures coming one day...
For those considering using Neem as a soil drench, check out a thread on IC:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=2792
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