Need advice fast

AloeRuss

Crown Jewel of the Legion

ICMag Donor

• Mar 29, 2018

• #1

I just bought 65 plants. I knew they had some mites on them but since I only paid half I took them.
I sprayed them with spinosad before I settled them in a room. Dried them for 4 hours. Turned the light. Mites are still running amok.
I have a situation.
I want to limit the amount of time plants sit in the room, contaminating it.
Question:
Can I use another pesticide two days in a raw?

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Mar 29, 2018

• #2

Maybe you have to give it more time?

Spinosad affects the nervous system of insects that eat or touch it. It causes their muscles to
flex uncontrollably. This leads to paralysis and ultimately their death, typically within 1-2 days.

https://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/spinosadgen.html

 

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Athos

Member

• Mar 29, 2018

• #3

Get ladybugs, they will make short work of the mites, and the best no harmful chemicals

 

Last edited: Mar 29, 2018

Gry

Well-known member

Veteran

• Mar 29, 2018

• #4

let me find the damn lighter first.
I like to use isopropyl alcohol/water 50/50 with soap and spinosad, and usually hit them with it every other day, for a total of 3 applications.
Have hit my own plants daily for a week and they have been ok.

 

bsgospel

Bat Macumba

Veteran

• Mar 29, 2018

• #5

yepyep, multiple applications/low light for a week. Or some cheapo persimillis predator variety if the population is low.

 

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paradoxlost

Member

• Mar 29, 2018

• #6

Athos said:

Get ladybugs, they will make short work of the mites, and the best no harmful chemicals

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Stethorus punctillum not your normal every day lady bug

 

Douglas.Curtis

Autistic Diplomat in Training

• Mar 29, 2018

• #7

paradoxlost said:

Stethorus punctillum not your normal every day lady bug

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It doesn't defecate, shed wings/legs or other body parts and doesn't wind up dead in the flowers? Wow... that's an impressive ladybug. Get em to thrive in 72F/20RH with 12/12 lighting conditions and you've got a winner.

(I use alcohol/water every 3 days for 5 applications. Don't know about hemp/russet, but it works grand on everything else.)