Awesome thread man! Thanks for the great information

[killa-bud]

i heavyly mist my plant every day with plain water since i first noticed signs of mites ...seems to keep them under control,but now the plant is flowering..i'am worried about mold,its still in early flower,so i still spray it,but i don't know if it's wise to continue doing this.....

[StealthFarmer]

Hey Flowerman, great thread!!!

I just started flowering, Im about 6-7 days in and I wanted to use Floramite for preventive measures... Do you guys think thats safe or should I use something else to be safe?? thanks

[NorCal]

anyone know if avid can be applied to the rez? the instructions say to not add it to any irrigation system but a couple people have told me theyve done it and it becomes systemic, so when the mites bite theyre gone!

just got done with my last application of azatrol and so far so good, pretty expensive however....

I used soap followed with pytherins and have zero mites now. These were red and two spotted mites.i rinsed the plants with a mister several times. The pytherins degrade after a short daylight period. so dusk seemed the proper time to apply. DDT is not for sale now.

[Lucid]

very nice write up! k+

[Goyakla]

Boil some tobacco in water.. to get the Nicotin out... rest for a day and spray
daily. Nicotin is EXTREMLY deadly in VERY small doses 2.mg pure will kill u at once... the borgs REAL dont survive that treatment.
KILL THEM ALL
peace

Originally Posted by chaingmai

I was gonna use floramite but deiced to stick with more natural remedies first . Anyone worried about the chemical aspect of floramite. I don't think it is approved for edible crops . Just asking because i really am considering using it still if i have Too. Great thread by the way very informative.

Good clean grow rooms , clean plants to install and trimming techniques early on , is the best preventive methid for controling mites . When a mite problem occurs eventually it hopefully gets spotted early when plants are still small enough to be easily treated with the rest of their growing /flowering days ahead . But when you go any route for treating mites the best approach is total irradication by removal of all infected (lower) leaves then a spray with something that really controls/kills most all mites in the 1rst application)
(or second app if heavy infested ...but should never let mites get that far but if they do then go for total eradication by the 2nd app of miticide )

Since floramite is one of the only known relatively harmless mite~larvacides that targets only the bad mites with usually a 1/4tsp per/Qrt with a soap~surficant will destroy almost 99.99% . I generally always rinse my plants too after sufficient time elapse ( 1/2-1 hr or so ) after any foliar application anyways , to minimize any residue effect and plants like a nice shower too ;o)

*Though bottle recommends 1/4 tsp/gal , never noticed any harm to plants going with the above and the kill rate of both mites & eggs is almost total ...which is what you want ! Plus the residule kill rate of 21days too so keep your rooms clean after dealing the mites this lethal blow & don't use any more mited clones or plants again!

The residual effect of Flora Mite when used early on or even into mid flower shouldn't be a worry imo , as its not considered a great toxic threat to begin with . I believe they are now in the process of applying for certified use on tomatoe crops in Calif .

FloraMite is the Bomb Dizzle Shizzle for mite control !!

bar none ...but keep your rooms clean too !!!!

[T.Baggins]

ahhhh god bless floramite!!! spray all your cuttings after they have roots and are in pots......then again about two weeks into flower and you will have a lot less stress in life. if you spray them right when you start to flower than they could come back towards the end of flowering, and that sucks...i have tried it in a reservoir as well as using it in a watering can and it absolutely didn't work..... has anyone ever had problems using the no pest strips in combination with pytherins spray? the reason i ask is i tried it my plants got real sick and lost almost half their leaves.

[DocLeaf]

the inexperienced or untrained eye will first notice spider mite webs:



this is why it pays to:

ALWAYS CHECK THE UNDERSIDES OF LEAFS,, for spider mites.

make mite checks part of your gardening routine.