[azad]

I've never had a spider mite problem.I found plenty of Asian lady bettle and they even laid egg and now I see plenty of larve fighting the good fight keeping the mom's clean and bug free. I think lady bugs rock

[paradoxlost]

Originally Posted by azad

I've never had a spider mite problem.I found plenty of Asian lady bettle and they even laid egg and now I see plenty of larve fighting the good fight keeping the mom's clean and bug free. I think lady bugs rock
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Ladybugs are the most voracious generalists that than will shitake on your leaves, adding a nice little frass addition to foliars and composts.

[CannaRed]

Originally Posted by paradoxlost

Ladybugs are the most voracious generalists that than will shitake on your leaves, adding a nice little frass addition to foliars and composts.

The invasive Halyomorpha halys - the brown marmorated stink bug invades my grow all the time. Supposedly they damage plants but I have seen no damage in past couple of years. But they definitely will and do "shitake" over everything. I collect them up with all their dead cousins and add them to compost.

I have a mite question. If a plant has mites and you chop that plant down, what happens to the mites?

Do they stay on the plant, continuing to eat? Do they die when the plant dries? Or do they immediately try to get off the cut plant ( when they realize) and try to get to a live plant?

I'm tight on space and wondering how far the drying chamber should be from growing areas.

[paradoxlost]

Originally Posted by CannaRed

The invasive Halyomorpha halys - the brown marmorated stink bug invades my grow all the time. Supposedly they damage plants but I have seen no damage in past couple of years. But they definitely will and do "shitake" over everything. I collect them up with all their dead cousins and add them to compost.

I have a mite question. If a plant has mites and you chop that plant down, what happens to the mites?

Do they stay on the plant, continuing to eat? Do they die when the plant dries? Or do they immediately try to get off the cut plant ( when they realize) and try to get to a live plant?

I'm tight on space and wondering how far the drying chamber should be from growing areas.

They will climb to the top of the stalk where you made the cut cause that's where the sap is than they will die. I would wipe them off though depending how bad they are.

[CannaRed]

Thanks paradox. I don't have any mites on the hanging plants right now, I've usually eradicated them with coots cilantro and agsil mix before they get to the bloom chamber. But was wondering for the future, I know they can pop up at anytime.

[paradoxlost]

Yeah keep on them. Make that place inhospitable for mites. They will destroy crops

[Zeez]

Respect the mite.

If you don't have them, do everything possible not to bring them in. It's so much easier than trying to get them out. Be especially careful after visiting your grow shop. There's a good chance that they are on your clothes and anything you brought home.

[zachrockbadenof]

45days into 12/12, n see a wee little damage on some leaves... and see a few under the microscope...SHIT.... no webbing yet (thank god)... hit em yesterday with a spray of water, and will hit em again every other day for the next week with water- i have various organic sprays , but hesitate to use anything other then plain water... i need another 3weeks of 12/12...

afterwards i'm going to bomb the shit out of the small tent and grow room... will bomb it every '3' days with a dr doom type bomb, then spray the tent down with some other killer... i hate mites...

[zachrockbadenof]

just got a delivery of ladybugs.... take that u fuckin mites

[Ready4]

Originally Posted by zachrockbadenof

just got a delivery of ladybugs.... take that u fuckin mites

Good luck with them, they go everywhere lol
Several years ago, I had a frustrating mite problem. Got ladybugs, etc. It sucked.
Finally used some Mighty Wash and eliminated all of them, with no re-occurrence. Would not hesitate to do the same if it ever occurs again.
Mighty Wash on vegging plants, works awesome.
If you are 3 weeks from the end, the ladybugs will slow down any mites. If you put some wood stakes/supports up among the plants
that are flowering, any mites will often crawl to top to get as close to the light. Then you can squash them !