[johnathanvpr]

hey there, if somebody could let me know how late into flower I can use floramite?, I appreciate it, I only have four plants but damn it's my first grow and I already got the f@#$^&g BORG.

[view2athrill]

I just had my first "attack" of spider mites...couldn't believe it, but then again, considering the conditions, now I can't believe it only happened once! (not overly-clean, very humid atmosphere, no vent....all, my bad)

Anyway! I'm in no way connected to the promotion of this product. I just called up my local grow shop and asked if they had anything to combat this problem. They said they'd heard good things about this product.

It's called ZeroTolerance and it's totally natural with food grade essential oils. It's not cheap, at $20 a quart, but it worked great, and smelled even better. (Cloves and cinnamon....I may even use it as a room freshener, I liked it that much!)

Anyway, here's the website:www.z-tolerance.com

Hope I haven't violated any ICMAG rules about giving out other websites, it's just that this is a very worthwhile product.

Grow on, people!

[StinkySnowDank]

Originally Posted by johnathanvpr

hey there, if somebody could let me know how late into flower I can use floramite?, I appreciate it, I only have four plants but damn it's my first grow and I already got the f@#$^&g BORG.

Grabbed floramite off ebay. Got a good ass deal. You can use it up to 3 1/2 weeks into flower. When i first got them i was in flower, and had to. No problems at all and it worked perfectly. Good luck.

[growinthehills]

any suggestions for mite control during mid flowering? im gona get some ladybugs they seem like they would help control the population atleast. any other suggestions?

[Weedninja]

any suggestions for mite control during mid flowering? im gona get some ladybugs they seem like they would help control the population atleast. any other suggestions?

Ladybugs MIGHT eat spider mites if they're almost starving. A sure thing would be predator mites or spider mite predator beetles(Stethorus punctillum).

[phattybudz]

I fucking HATE mites! I always had a few of them but kept in control... this run they completely devoured a foot tall purps... it was like a goddamn mite motel yet the rest of the plants are fine; I think I must have missed spraying the purps or maybe it was just really stressed/vulnerable...completely BURSTING with mites lol.

I'm using neem every week regardless of whether I see em or not (till week 4 of flower.)

[thinman]

ladybugs are notorious for flying off. the predator mites are the best bet if using beneficial insects. problem with predator mites is they like a very humid enviornment to make them aggressive, and most gardeners go to great length to keep their enviornment dry as possible, thereby decreasing their effectiveness. not to mention that most all beneficials are slow performers. since the cycle of the plant is a fast one, many have paid a lot of money for bugs and simply have seen no evidence of deinfestation. if you must use ladybugs, they're cute and entertaining at any rate, try rinsing them in coke or pepsi briefly (don't drown them). the sugary syrup in the colas (no pun intended...yes it was glues their wings down for a while so they can't escape as easily. but remember they can move around and will climb out through any opening in your system. the thing is, if you can keep them around long enough, once the ladybugs settle down to their new digs, they will begin to eat. hope this helps for those determined to use bugs.

having said that, there are so many products out now that work well against spidermites that its tough deciding which one to buy and use. the important thing here is to begin a preventative routine from the time your cuts get roots or the seed plants have a couple true sets of leafs. also during veg at least once. this is one case where the old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" really holds true.

anyone having trouble with this new "thrip" that looks exactly like fungus gnats? if so, what did you do to get rid of the little bastardos?

[Benny]

Evidently the borg seems to be everywhere, but one question that is still unanswered is what to do when your late into flowering, and you suddenly open your eyes, and there are mites everywhere? Do you cover your lover in chemicals? Do we boil nicotine until the sun goes down ( BTW does anyone have more on that, because it sounds interesting)? Do we hoover our babies with the shop vac? Or do we abort the mission? OR do we smoke the fuckers alive and burn their souls out...? Or is there a better way, and I just cant think of it?

P.S. Ive got an Outdoor grow ( close to home), One Highly Borged plant( Not terribly, but oh so sad and yellowing by the day),7 more about to be invaded, Late into Flowering, WWJD?

Originally Posted by terran2

yep , still have my 1qrt of Floramite and it does seem to have a long shelf life ....i discovered it a few yrs before most grow stores had it in stock . It was advertised on the biggest international Rose growing site down in tennessee as the one solution to the mite problem.


Had spent so many nights before spraying with ineffective solutions till
arms fell off , lol...nice thing is it doesn't kill beneficial insects only targets the bad critters.

www.Rosemania.com is where i got my floramite a couple years ago.... Try useing Stirup M with it too.....

why is it so expensive? $269 - $359.00 for a quart?