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Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:03 PM

Thanks a lot for the help and input guys this is the most depressed and fustrated ive ever been while growing. Im going to quit unil im sure they are gone hopefully this doesnt become a permanent hiatus.

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by oldbootz

Not an option for everyone, but when I have a nasty pest in a room and have had to clear out the plants, I just let the room sit empty for a month and usually by then the bugs have died of starvation.

I hope with every cell in my body your right im going to shut their food source down for at least 2mo.

igrowone · 02-13-2018, 11:14 PM

one last bit of info, late as it is
rosemary oil has a good internet reputation for use on all mites
i haven't used pure rosemary, bought an organic product that had it the mix
but it did work in depth of flower, wasn't easy though
how much was the effect from rosemary i'll never know

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:16 PM

Do i need to throw out the unopened bags of promix soil? The fact that they were only in the one cab as it appears so far leads to believe they road into the cab on the back of a host fl or moth. If i do i will but getting rid of 10-4cu ft will be challenging.

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:18 PM

Too late for the kandy ladies but that might be good info for my NLxSSH girls that i got left ill check that out tyty

Bud Green Sr. · 02-13-2018, 11:22 PM

I never had russet mites, but it seems to me that if you can mop everything down with
a cup of Clorox to 1 gallon water, you should be able to kill any bugs or anything else in there..

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:23 PM

A quick search and dr googles telling me that they can hide out in soil:( . Gonna ditch it all then back my perlite at 400°F for a hour and go back to hempys if/when i start up again.

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bud Green Sr.

I never had russet mites, but it seems to me that if you can mop everything down with
a cup of Clorox to 1 gallon water, you should be able to kill any bugs or anything else in there..

Im hoping thats right i just worry they might be living inside my ps4 and other electronics and stuff that cant be cleaned. Hopefully thats not the case im going to alternate between strong bleach solutions and alcohol solutions every few days for 2 months. Read somewhere that was a good idea.

Bird of Hermes · 02-13-2018, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bird of Hermes

A quick search and dr googles telling me that they can hide out in soil:( . Gonna ditch it all then back my perlite at 400°F for a hour and go back to hempys if/when i start up again.

Bake my perlite not back lol i cant type

Bud Green Sr. · 02-13-2018, 11:31 PM

they're not gonna get in your electronics and stuff.
Why would they? nothing to eat in there..
And you don't need to waste 2 months!
clean it every day for a week and you should be good to go....

PS, yeah, you have to get rid of all the medium that has been in that room..

02-13-2018, 11:14 PM	#13
igrowone Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 3,980	one last bit of info, late as it is rosemary oil has a good internet reputation for use on all mites i haven't used pure rosemary, bought an organic product that had it the mix but it did work in depth of flower, wasn't easy though how much was the effect from rosemary i'll never know __________________ current grow: www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=7872194
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02-13-2018, 11:22 PM	#16
Bud Green Sr. I dig dirt Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: in the hills Posts: 2,633	I never had russet mites, but it seems to me that if you can mop everything down with a cup of Clorox to 1 gallon water, you should be able to kill any bugs or anything else in there.. __________________ ... Isn't Mother Nature grand !
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02-13-2018, 11:31 PM	#20
Bud Green Sr. I dig dirt Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: in the hills Posts: 2,633	they're not gonna get in your electronics and stuff. Why would they? nothing to eat in there.. And you don't need to waste 2 months! clean it every day for a week and you should be good to go.... PS, yeah, you have to get rid of all the medium that has been in that room.. __________________ ... Isn't Mother Nature grand !
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02-13-2018, 11:03 PM	#11
Bird of Hermes Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Outside your bedroom window ⊙.⊙ Posts: 188	Thanks a lot for the help and input guys this is the most depressed and fustrated ive ever been while growing. Im going to quit unil im sure they are gone hopefully this doesnt become a permanent hiatus.
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02-13-2018, 11:16 PM	#14
Bird of Hermes Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Outside your bedroom window ⊙.⊙ Posts: 188	Do i need to throw out the unopened bags of promix soil? The fact that they were only in the one cab as it appears so far leads to believe they road into the cab on the back of a host fl or moth. If i do i will but getting rid of 10-4cu ft will be challenging.
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02-13-2018, 11:18 PM	#15
Bird of Hermes Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Outside your bedroom window ⊙.⊙ Posts: 188	Too late for the kandy ladies but that might be good info for my NLxSSH girls that i got left ill check that out tyty
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02-13-2018, 11:23 PM	#17
Bird of Hermes Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Outside your bedroom window ⊙.⊙ Posts: 188	A quick search and dr googles telling me that they can hide out in soil:( . Gonna ditch it all then back my perlite at 400°F for a hour and go back to hempys if/when i start up again.
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