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growinthehills · 09-11-2008, 01:47 PM

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

thanks for the advice weed ninja

Weedninja · 09-11-2008, 08:18 PM

growinthehills: no prob, bro

thinman: thanks for that extra info, I was feeling a little lazy the other night. I forgot the coke trick. BTW there is a type of predator mite that is supposed to flourish under lower humidities.

Benny:jesus would go medieval on the little pricks. The fact that you're outside definitely complicates matters. I would try a clove oil-based spray. I want to point out to people that they are NOT for clones and seedlings. A gentler approach would be to mix a little Ivory dish detergent with water and spray the leaves, especially the undersides. Investing in a pump sprayer will save you from carpal tunnel syndrome.

Weedninja · 09-12-2008, 10:13 PM

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

Its made from the testicles of the rare Indiana mountain shrimp.

BTW benny, pyrethrum is also pretty much harmless to people.

The Vermonster · 09-12-2008, 11:40 PM

I have had my share of mite problems and as i result i lost almost all my veg/mothers. i used dr doom fogger and have followed it w/ dr doom spray. This product worked great for me and i spent 35 for both w/ shipping. i have also added 1500 ladybugs as a preventitive measure and all looks healthy. The lady's were 15 including shipping. I was told to spray the ladybugs w/ coca cola as they wont fly away due to their wings sticking to their body from the stickiness from the sugar in the coke. Gl and if anyone needs a good place to buy any of the above send me a pm and i'll shoot ya the link where i received them from............

StinkySnowDank · 09-15-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerokush101

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

That $300 quarts enough to treat a room for years it check EBAY, I picked up a 1oz bottle there for about $20. Worked like a charm and haven't seen the little bastards since. There's no better fix.

Weedninja · 09-15-2008, 10:23 PM

Anybody know the shelf life of floramite?

norcalkell · 09-19-2008, 03:26 PM

4 wks to go and they are covered w/ mites!!! I'm in super bloom.. 80% of my BIG WOMEN are COVERED. It was like over night...WTF! MY questions is ???? HOW DO YOU treat them OUtDOORS and in SUPER Bloom??

Help a girl out! I'm freaking....

DeebeeAhhSee · 09-23-2008, 08:38 AM

There is a product at the store close to me. Called "Bang"
Says it can be used up to 3 days before flowering. About 20$ a bottle.
It won't kill them off like Avid/Floramite... butit will contain them long enough to harvest (ask me how I know)

Pactivist · 09-26-2008, 02:57 PM

I think that I am gonna try overwhelming the little bastards with a giant dose of predator mites, I just harvested a real mess, webs and mites and eggs everywhere, so since my room is now filled with small clones (each one hand checked and dusted with DE) I am gonna order like 2000-3000 predator mites and turn them loose after a good water spraying to knock the dust off so it doesn't kill the predators. I figure that 75-100 predators per plant should wipe the little f**kers out for good!!!
Using predators in numbers like that may be a little cruel to them (they're gonna starve to death very soon) but it should get my spider mites under control (preferably wiped the hell out!!!!) oh and BTW I found what I believe to be one of the best places pricewise to buy predator mites its at https://www.benemite.com/index.htm $25.00 for a thousand predators, your choice of type. most places charge $50.00 or more for a thousand of the "triple threat" mix (333 of each?), well for $75.00 I am gonna buy a thousand of each and totally eradicate spider mites from my grow. I have been growing indoors now for almost ten years and this is my first run in with mites. very frustrating, hope the predators work.
peAce,
pacT

b00m · 10-16-2008, 12:17 PM

Hey there, have just discovered the borg on my outdoors and indoor plants, outdoor havent begun to show sex yet but my three of my indoors are 19 days into flowering an I'm really pissed about it, but anyways I was really suspicious of using some of the chemical stuff that is around here in australia, and have been unable to find any neem oil products, but after a google search or two I was able to find a certified organic product called eco-oil thats all natural extracts, and was able to track it down @ the local bunnings store for $20 for a 500ml bottle or $28 for a litre bottle. Got some this arvo and gave all the plants a good spray tonight, so hopefully this will do the job and not do any damage to the young buds on the indoors. Going to clean grow cab with bleach an water when the lights come on. I will update whether I have success or failure with the product. Might try the tobacco method if no success with eco-oil.

Peace an Respect

b00m

09-12-2008, 11:40 PM	#54
The Vermonster Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 557	I have had my share of mite problems and as i result i lost almost all my veg/mothers. i used dr doom fogger and have followed it w/ dr doom spray. This product worked great for me and i spent 35 for both w/ shipping. i have also added 1500 ladybugs as a preventitive measure and all looks healthy. The lady's were 15 including shipping. I was told to spray the ladybugs w/ coca cola as they wont fly away due to their wings sticking to their body from the stickiness from the sugar in the coke. Gl and if anyone needs a good place to buy any of the above send me a pm and i'll shoot ya the link where i received them from............ __________________ the terrible thing about hell is that when you're there you can't even tell as you move through this life you love so you could be there and not even know but you say so what I'm doing just fine the irony is that it's all in your mind and that's why hell is so vicious and cruel but you'll just go on an oblivious fool
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09-19-2008, 03:26 PM	#57
norcalkell It's not my rump! get over it.. Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 537	4 wks to go and they are covered w/ mites!!! I'm in super bloom.. 80% of my BIG WOMEN are COVERED. It was like over night...WTF! MY questions is ???? HOW DO YOU treat them OUtDOORS and in SUPER Bloom?? Help a girl out! I'm freaking.... __________________ Even women can grow DANK!
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09-26-2008, 02:57 PM	#59
Pactivist Master McGyver-er Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hanging with the Amish Posts: 238	I think that I am gonna try overwhelming the little bastards with a giant dose of predator mites, I just harvested a real mess, webs and mites and eggs everywhere, so since my room is now filled with small clones (each one hand checked and dusted with DE) I am gonna order like 2000-3000 predator mites and turn them loose after a good water spraying to knock the dust off so it doesn't kill the predators. I figure that 75-100 predators per plant should wipe the little fkers out for good!!! Using predators in numbers like that may be a little cruel to them (they're gonna starve to death very soon) but it should get my spider mites under control (preferably wiped the hell out!!!!) oh and BTW I found what I believe to be one of the best places pricewise to buy predator mites its at https://www.benemite.com/index.htm $25.00 for a thousand predators, your choice of type. most places charge $50.00 or more for a thousand of the "triple threat" mix (333 of each?), well for $75.00 I am gonna buy a thousand of each and totally eradicate spider mites from my grow. I have been growing indoors now for almost ten years and this is my first run in with mites. very frustrating, hope the predators work. peAce, pacT __________________ "Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign" John Stuart Mill. Old Hippies never die, they just smell that way. How to make pacT's Bolt Hash Marijuana is my anti drug !**
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09-11-2008, 01:47 PM	#51
growinthehills Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 141	Quote: Ladybugs MIGHT eat spider mites if they're almost starving. A sure thing would be predator mites or spider mite predator beetles(Stethorus punctillum). thanks for the advice weed ninja
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09-11-2008, 08:18 PM	#52
Weedninja Rode to school on the little bus Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 998	growinthehills: no prob, bro thinman: thanks for that extra info, I was feeling a little lazy the other night. I forgot the coke trick. BTW there is a type of predator mite that is supposed to flourish under lower humidities. Benny:jesus would go medieval on the little pricks. The fact that you're outside definitely complicates matters. I would try a clove oil-based spray. I want to point out to people that they are NOT for clones and seedlings. A gentler approach would be to mix a little Ivory dish detergent with water and spray the leaves, especially the undersides. Investing in a pump sprayer will save you from carpal tunnel syndrome.
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09-15-2008, 10:23 PM	#56
Weedninja Rode to school on the little bus Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 998	Anybody know the shelf life of floramite?
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09-23-2008, 08:38 AM	#58
DeebeeAhhSee Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Humboldt County, Ca Posts: 155	There is a product at the store close to me. Called "Bang" Says it can be used up to 3 days before flowering. About 20$ a bottle. It won't kill them off like Avid/Floramite... butit will contain them long enough to harvest (ask me how I know)
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10-16-2008, 12:17 PM	#60
b00m ~No Guts~ ~No Glory~ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ~On the Bright Side Of the Dark Side~ Posts: 11,837	Hey there, have just discovered the borg on my outdoors and indoor plants, outdoor havent begun to show sex yet but my three of my indoors are 19 days into flowering an I'm really pissed about it, but anyways I was really suspicious of using some of the chemical stuff that is around here in australia, and have been unable to find any neem oil products, but after a google search or two I was able to find a certified organic product called eco-oil thats all natural extracts, and was able to track it down @ the local bunnings store for $20 for a 500ml bottle or $28 for a litre bottle. Got some this arvo and gave all the plants a good spray tonight, so hopefully this will do the job and not do any damage to the young buds on the indoors. Going to clean grow cab with bleach an water when the lights come on. I will update whether I have success or failure with the product. Might try the tobacco method if no success with eco-oil. Peace an Respect b00m
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