[ghostnugz]

fucking hell these mites are soooo hardnto spot!!! about lost my mind these last few months to these little fuckers. finally found a couple on my week 1 flowering plants just now and it was a huge relief honestly. didnt know what the fuck was wrong with my plants. ditched all my moms last month due to what i thought was lock out plus pm. turns out its these little new borg things devestating my garden. thanks gt and shan. gonna neem my ladies tonite then get some of the no pest strips tomorrow for the dark period. fucking socal man, never had a problem with bugs/pm till i came out here. definitely need to step up my preventative measures game. ill get some flicks up so peeps can see what kind of damage these things can cause, its just fucking crazy.

edit, maybe someone needs to start a broadmite info thread. i can see this becoming a serious problem fast due to the mysterious nature of the damage and how it mimicks nute problems

WTF Shan I knew Avid was strong but WTF! I use that shit indoors, I spray with a mask on and long sleeve shirt, then I leave the room for an hour or longer....Havent noticed anything wrong before, but that shit gets all over the place in my veg cab and I dont even worry bout it...Hmmm

Originally Posted by caligreen

WTF Shan I knew Avid was strong but WTF! I use that shit indoors, I spray with a mask on and long sleeve shirt, then I leave the room for an hour or longer....Havent noticed anything wrong before, but that shit gets all over the place in my veg cab and I dont even worry bout it...Hmmm

I know I sound like a ninny, but if I am going to recommend something potentially dangerous to this crowd of stoners, I want to cover all my bases. Things like, What if the dogs run in here and want to check out what I'm spraying?...how do I prevent that? Uh oh, here I go again...

[ghostnugz]

got some spinosad and one of them hot shot no pest strips. bout to go to war with these mites. i will not lose another crop to these fuckers

[Storm Shadow]

Spinosad kills them on contact.... but the normal Spinosad from Home Depot isnt going to cut it....

You need Conserve SC ... its 11.6% Spinosad 1-3ml per gallon... The Home Depot/Hydro Store stuff is 0.5% Spinosad at 60ml per gallon...

Conserve SC is an awsome follow up tool.... remember... your going to need to drop some $$ to kill these guys off for good... they will come back with vengance... I have defeated these bastards and havent seen one in many many months... it took mutlitple applications of so many products... this bug is the worst to date for cannabis growers... ease up one bit on these dudes and your crops are done...

Midnight... your leaf damage... I have seen that as well with Broad Mites...thats when they take a particular interest in one specific strain and leave the other ones with less damage... those leaves will become bronze and brittle if you continued to let them go... these bastards are for real and are everywhere... kill off all generations or they will haunt you forever ... take a look at you nugs when they are dried... still have Broad Mites feeding on your buds..its gross

[ghostnugz]

im on day 8 of flowering right now with another tent about to be flipped next week. you say the stuff from the store wont work huh. just found the conserve sc, definitely dont have that kinda extra scratch right now. that also rules avid out as well. anything cheaper i can use to just get me through this crop? im shutting down after this run and wont be growing at this location regardless of these fuckers. not keeping moms, just wanna make it throuugh the next 8-10 weeks. is this a possiblity or should i throw in the towel and save myself a ton of misery/greif/long nights?

edit. hopefully i can find someone in my area with some avid. did my research. 21 days in the plant, i can handle that.

[Grow Tech]

Originally Posted by Storm Shadow

Spinosad kills them on contact.... but the normal Spinosad from Home Depot isnt going to cut it....

You need Conserve SC ... its 11.6% Spinosad 1-3ml per gallon... The Home Depot/Hydro Store stuff is 0.5% Spinosad at 60ml per gallon...

Hey Storm,
You're obviously speaking from experience but something got me wondering...
The app rate on Monterey Garden Spinosad (.5%) is ~60mL/gallon. It seems like the amount of active ingredient in a gallon of final mix would be the same as roughly 2.5 mL of Conserve (11.6%) in a gallon.

[Storm Shadow]

Seems like the same concetration based on that math... I dont know why it works better then..Under the scope ...Adults that I sprayed with Monterey didnt die on contact... a few days later they were still active.. the Conserve SC was a contact killer... on site... I dont know what the other Chemicals in Monterey are that make up so much of the stuff... maybe its watering down the effects of the Spinosad ...

In General Spinosad should be used on a regular basis .. its kills every bad guy we dont want in our garden...this with neem oil from the beginning can save alot of heacaches... in flowering though ..I can attest to using Conserve SC up until week 6 of flowering with no burning or any leaf/bud issues... Have had the opposite results with the Cheaper Home Depot Brand..

[Storm Shadow]

ghost...Triple Action Neem Oil is cheap.. and can be used late in flowering..just have awsome air flow...cant buy it in a store in Cali...but anywhere online will ship it to you..its only like 10-15$ a pint..something like 30ml per gallon

[Grow Tech]

Originally Posted by Storm Shadow

ghost...Triple Action Neem Oil is cheap.. and can be used late in flowering..just have awsome air flow...cant buy it in a store in Cali...but anywhere online will ship it to you..its only like 10-15$ a pint..something like 30ml per gallon

Hey Storm, What brand Triple Action neem are you using. When I do searchs I see one thats 70% Neem & 30% other ingredients. There's also something out there alled Triple Action Plus II that has 70% Neem, .25% Pyrethrins & 2.5% Piperonyl Buloxide.