[FullyMeltedDome]

The CO2 method is like folklore,it doesnt work.And,about the no pest strips being bad for humans,yeah,if you snort em,lol.Unless your in a room with no ventilation and about 20 no pest strips in there with ya while you sleep in the room,theres no adverse effects to humans,or plants.People are gonna use what they have found to be best.But for me with over 20+ years growing indoors,i swear by them if used right(even though the only time i got mites was from clones from a friend that i didnt quarentine/sp?/ first).What i hate even more than using the No Pest Strips,would be smoking dead mite bodys and there poop in my finnished product.If you have a bad mite problem,you can either try the strips for a bit,then use Schultz 3 in 1 spray for mold,mildew and mites,or trash yer room and start over after a good cleaning top to bottom.Even with the strips,i suggest you clean from top 2 bottom before starting the next round.For me,they have worked great,and besides my last three children being born 6 feet tall,with purple hair,there was no signs of anything that wasnt normal going on.I have found it hard to get sunglasses with only one lens though.Good luck killing the Aliens people...

[takkada]

Originally Posted by FullyMeltedDome

The CO2 method is like folklore,it doesnt work.And,about the no pest strips being bad for humans,yeah,if you snort em,lol.Unless your in a room with no ventilation and about 20 no pest strips in there with ya while you sleep in the room,theres no adverse effects to humans,or plants.People are gonna use what they have found to be best.But for me with over 20+ years growing indoors,i swear by them if used right(even though the only time i got mites was from clones from a friend that i didnt quarentine/sp?/ first).What i hate even more than using the No Pest Strips,would be smoking dead mite bodys and there poop in my finnished product.If you have a bad mite problem,you can either try the strips for a bit,then use Schultz 3 in 1 spray for mold,mildew and mites,or trash yer room and start over after a good cleaning top to bottom.Even with the strips,i suggest you clean from top 2 bottom before starting the next round.For me,they have worked great,and besides my last three children being born 6 feet tall,with purple hair,there was no signs of anything that wasnt normal going on.I have found it hard to get sunglasses with only one lens though.Good luck killing the Aliens people...

good luck

[takkada]

good luck

[matrixreject]

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro?", cobcoop.
I think that quote is from Hunter S Thomson

[moses wellfleet]

Originally Posted by FullyMeltedDome

The CO2 method is like folklore,it doesnt work.

you are speaking from personal experience about the co2?

[High Country]

From experience I have found that if the borg get control of your plants they are fucked.....dispose of the plants and use a mite and insect bomb in the room. Clean it out, nuke it.

Spray preventative measures from day one....eternally vigilant.

[dragunn]

co2 is only gonna work if you flood the room with 10,000 ppm.and but who wants too carry a 100 pound tank for a 12x12 room?

[thefanfx]

one more time
let me give you some tested and plant friendly suggestions works on 100% against all kind of mites

1. Tobacco's water - put in clean water 500ml (in bottle with cap) / (cut) around 20 cigars or 50 grams of cut tobacco for 24 hours - you can leave it on sunny place during the day to make the mixture as much stronger , spray the plant on next day with it , i mean wash it it must dive in water all leafs (the water should be super brown and it will smell as hell). you can repeat it after 2-3 days - after that procedure no living creature will try to eat your plant leafs proved

2. Hot (spicy) water - same procedure but instead of water a hot chilly powder in water 500ml/1 spun powder - again 24h on sun in bottle - spray it again on next day , you can repeat procedure

none of these 2 can harm the plant neither you but will keep all bug's away from the leafs

hope it helps
njoy

[FullyMeltedDome]

Originally Posted by moses wellfleet

you are speaking from personal experience about the co2?

No,ive only had mites once and that was from a clone someone gave me that i didnt quarantine first,but i know ,many that have tried it,and not one time did it do the trick.Doesnt matter how many PPM it just doesnt work.Youd have to do it so many times.Say it did work. and killed the living mites,it wouldnt kill the eggs.Once the eggs hatch youd have to do it again,and not all eggs are gonna hatch at the same time,so it would be a cycle of using a boatload of CO2 and alot of wishing.You need something that kills the mites and destroys the eggs at the same time.If you have mites,i hope if you do ,you find something that works for you.I use Schultz 3 in 1 spray.Its organic and works great.I put a No Pest Strip in the room also to just keepup a preventive measure.Ive never had a problem after that.But ido spray the plants with the 3 in 1 every so often just not to give them a chance.Even if you dont have mites,its good to spray them anyway,just to be safe and not to give them bastards a chance of moving in without payin rent.

[TanzanianMagic]

Does anyone know how to maintain a population of predatory mites (I have phytoseiulus persimilis), so you don't have to keep buying new ones?

These particular mites only eat spidermites (no pollen), so what is the procedure for keeping them alive in a box so I can use them next year? Do they go dormant for the winter or can they be made to go dormant?