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zachrockbadenof · 02-04-2009, 11:45 PM

We "tried" D.E.
we made a paste, painted he sides of the water farms, brushed the leaves, put petro jelly on the stem, used safer soap, the oils, hot pepper/tobacco mix/etc/etc.. bombed the rooms 3 times prior to startup, sprayed the room with dormant oils... nothing killed those little bastards.... until...

F L O R A M I T E

we now spray the room before startup, the plants at about 2 weeks in veg, again 2 weeks later, and our final spray is 2 weeks later, which is usually the 1st or 2nd week of 12/12..

mite problem... what mite problem...

GET MO · 02-04-2009, 11:49 PM

be careful with ed rosenthals zero tolerance, it browned a lot of leaves on my more sensitive plants. Maybe I should of diluted but I was tryna kill them lil bugs once and for all...

rafe · 02-05-2009, 12:22 AM

Crap!!! that stuff is over $250 for 32oz. Do you know where it can be bought cheaper?

zachrockbadenof · 02-05-2009, 06:17 PM

yep.. thats the cost... and it will last lifetime (s)...

others have said it is sometimes available in 1oz bottles on ebay...

stretchpup · 02-05-2009, 07:06 PM

floramite, avid, or azatrol. wiping off each leaf top and bottom by hand, with a moist floramite paper towel.

i used floramite and think it's like magic bug killing juice.

none of the natural shit works, been there done that, maybe if you're battling a single mite.

get 3-4 guys together and split the cost/bottle.

spraying anything onto your plants 6 weeks into flower is fuggin disgusting, by the way.

onegreenday · 02-07-2009, 04:32 PM

it's possible to establish a garden of beneficial predator mites and never have to do any wiping, spraying or anything else. save your money.

Predator mites are $25. plus shipping. Once established they'll e

at those nasty spider mites if they are around.

You just have to provide some other pollen/flowering plants for them to live on when there's no spider mites around. That way they'll survive and occupy your garden as defenders.

this is spelled out at the insect company where you buy them.

N. fallacis (Neoseilus=Amblyseius fallacis) is one predator mite
that works on spider mites.

THC123 · 02-07-2009, 04:51 PM

Well i tried predatory mites and oruis spent lots of money and it didn't do shit indoors. I bought 2 packs

In the greenouse they work just fine , but indoors they won't go in the upper layer cuz i think it's too hot there.

And in the upper layer is where the nice buds are.

It's a shame though as i don't like spraying stuff on my plants , even in veg state(and flowering stage spraying is totally out of the question)

onegreenday · 02-07-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by THC123

Well i tried predatory mites and oruis spent lots of money and it didn't do shit indoors. I bought 2 packs

In the greenouse they work just fine , but indoors they won't go in the upper layer cuz i think it's too hot there.

And in the upper layer is where the nice buds are.

It's a shame though as i don't like spraying stuff on my plants , even in veg state(and flowering stage spraying is totally out of the question)

thanks for the feedback.

i'll talk to some suppliers and get some imput for indoor gardens.

heat should not be an issue if the grow room is at decent temps.
maybe light intensity but they work in direct sun in greenhouses.

you might have got a bad batch. i'm surprised they did not work.

it takes some time for them to work. they just don't go in and wipe out
a major spider mite problem.

they have to establish in the garden and reproduce to get their numbers up to "attack force levels" to wipe out the spider mites.

they will go to work right away but they must reproduce also and the other plants are helpful to establish their numbers.

soxy · 02-07-2009, 07:45 PM

I was also told by my gardening guru not to bother with pred. mites for spider mites. Spider mites can do a lot of damage before the pred. mites take hold and you have to keep using the stuff. I spray my plants with Einstein Oil at the first site of them and spray my plants with water at every watering (once a week) after. My grow box has good ventilation and fans. The moisture doesnt stay long and havent had any mold problems.

THC123 · 02-07-2009, 09:52 PM

I bought 2 pack of them , they stayed in my tent for 7 weeks.

And the spider mite infestation kept on becoming worse.

It was about 26-27 degrees in my tent(celsius)

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02-05-2009, 12:22 AM	#103
rafe Rafe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South east Ohio Valley Posts: 615	Floramite Crap!!! that stuff is over $250 for 32oz. Do you know where it can be bought cheaper? __________________ Growing for my health and comfort and happiness.
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02-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#106
onegreenday Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,031	predator mites it's possible to establish a garden of beneficial predator mites and never have to do any wiping, spraying or anything else. save your money. Predator mites are $25. plus shipping. Once established they'll eat those nasty spider mites if they are around. You just have to provide some other pollen/flowering plants for them to live on when there's no spider mites around. That way they'll survive and occupy your garden as defenders. this is spelled out at the insect company where you buy them. N. fallacis (Neoseilus=Amblyseius fallacis) is one predator mite that works on spider mites.
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02-04-2009, 11:45 PM	#101
zachrockbadenof Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,684	We "tried" D.E. we made a paste, painted he sides of the water farms, brushed the leaves, put petro jelly on the stem, used safer soap, the oils, hot pepper/tobacco mix/etc/etc.. bombed the rooms 3 times prior to startup, sprayed the room with dormant oils... nothing killed those little bastards.... until... F L O R A M I T E we now spray the room before startup, the plants at about 2 weeks in veg, again 2 weeks later, and our final spray is 2 weeks later, which is usually the 1st or 2nd week of 12/12.. mite problem... what mite problem...
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02-05-2009, 06:17 PM	#104
zachrockbadenof Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,684	yep.. thats the cost... and it will last lifetime (s)... others have said it is sometimes available in 1oz bottles on ebay...
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02-05-2009, 07:06 PM	#105
stretchpup dook dook Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Greendale Posts: 836	floramite, avid, or azatrol. wiping off each leaf top and bottom by hand, with a moist floramite paper towel. i used floramite and think it's like magic bug killing juice. none of the natural shit works, been there done that, maybe if you're battling a single mite. get 3-4 guys together and split the cost/bottle. spraying anything onto your plants 6 weeks into flower is fuggin disgusting, by the way.
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02-07-2009, 04:51 PM	#107
THC123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,453	Well i tried predatory mites and oruis spent lots of money and it didn't do shit indoors. I bought 2 packs In the greenouse they work just fine , but indoors they won't go in the upper layer cuz i think it's too hot there. And in the upper layer is where the nice buds are. It's a shame though as i don't like spraying stuff on my plants , even in veg state(and flowering stage spraying is totally out of the question)
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02-07-2009, 07:45 PM	#109
soxy Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 83	I was also told by my gardening guru not to bother with pred. mites for spider mites. Spider mites can do a lot of damage before the pred. mites take hold and you have to keep using the stuff. I spray my plants with Einstein Oil at the first site of them and spray my plants with water at every watering (once a week) after. My grow box has good ventilation and fans. The moisture doesnt stay long and havent had any mold problems.
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02-07-2009, 09:52 PM	#110
THC123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,453	I bought 2 pack of them , they stayed in my tent for 7 weeks. And the spider mite infestation kept on becoming worse. It was about 26-27 degrees in my tent(celsius)
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