Spider mite infestation need help
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MidnightSun72
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Ok first thing get on the infection ASAP.
- Pick off every single mite bitten leaf you can find.
- Take plant into the shower/sink and hose off the bottoms of the leaves.
- a lot of times mites reoccur because of their eggs so getting every mite bitten leaf out of the grow room ASAP is the best thing you can do.
- neem oil works but I personally hate the smell and it's not "THAT" effective. Neither is insecticidal soap, rosemary oil, water/alcohol. etc. I find with a lot of these they are barely effective at killing mites and really dry out the ladies. Hosing off in the shower has been just as if not more effective without slowing down the girls.
- any part of the plant that is webbed up cut off the plant entirely these parts will have so much eggs not worth trying to save.
- get your temperature in your room down a little.
@24 degrees it takes 21 days for a mite to reach sexual maturity. But @30 degrees is takes only 3 days for them to mature.
- also get your humidity up a little because mites have a worse chance of successful egg hatching in higher humidity. Try to hit 60ish% RH
- You can look at predatory insects although they are more a long game. Predatory mites will hunt down spider mites and kill them. But for big problems you need persimillis and I use californicus for maintenance because they survive a little better than persimillis. Once persimillis eats all the two spotted mites they die off.
Also spider mites is like herpes. You must forever be on the lookout for an outbreak now haha. Good luck.
- Pick off every single mite bitten leaf you can find.
- Take plant into the shower/sink and hose off the bottoms of the leaves.
- a lot of times mites reoccur because of their eggs so getting every mite bitten leaf out of the grow room ASAP is the best thing you can do.
- neem oil works but I personally hate the smell and it's not "THAT" effective. Neither is insecticidal soap, rosemary oil, water/alcohol. etc. I find with a lot of these they are barely effective at killing mites and really dry out the ladies. Hosing off in the shower has been just as if not more effective without slowing down the girls.
- any part of the plant that is webbed up cut off the plant entirely these parts will have so much eggs not worth trying to save.
- get your temperature in your room down a little.
@24 degrees it takes 21 days for a mite to reach sexual maturity. But @30 degrees is takes only 3 days for them to mature.
- also get your humidity up a little because mites have a worse chance of successful egg hatching in higher humidity. Try to hit 60ish% RH
- You can look at predatory insects although they are more a long game. Predatory mites will hunt down spider mites and kill them. But for big problems you need persimillis and I use californicus for maintenance because they survive a little better than persimillis. Once persimillis eats all the two spotted mites they die off.
Also spider mites is like herpes. You must forever be on the lookout for an outbreak now haha. Good luck.
MidnightSun72
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Yes a blower works as well. And some people use a Dustbuster type vacuum as well to vacuum them off. The main thing is getting adults off your plants so they stop laying eggs. And the deal with the eggs as they hatch. And usually the second I get a plant clean I'll put it to flower cuz those fuckers will be back. So just get it done.
Herb & Suds
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Why do I get the feeling you are already in flower?
Hugo Phurst
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If after all this you still have mites, chlorine trifluoride seems to do the trick
MICHI-CAN
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My same 2 cents. Use a dry feather duster. The long tampon on a stick kind. At first light use it to collect the webs and mites. Seal and remove it in plastic till sterilized and cleaned or discarded. Rinse in shower under good pressure. Start from the top down. Then from bottom up with final rinse from top again. Spritz with @xtsho suggested citric acid diluted to safe levels. Or dust medium with diatomaceous earth as I do.
Works everytime here. Lemon trees get them too often. LOL. Joys of summer growing outdoors. Best of luck. Easy to fix.
Works everytime here. Lemon trees get them too often. LOL. Joys of summer growing outdoors. Best of luck. Easy to fix.
Imcamping86
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Castile soap I hear works well. Then rinse . Be thankful they’re spider mites and not broad mites .... I’m a cunts hair away from emailing Elon musk for one of them flame throwers ... lol
Am at the very last. Stage. Too
hilltopblazer
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I don't spray anything on any terms once flowering, that sucks.....You could roll with predator mites, but they are pricey.
UpstateRecGrower
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How many weeks left? I would get either pure crop 1 or lost coast plant therapy and spray every other day right at lights out, the lights have to be off while it dries or it’ll burn.. soak every part of the plant you can with it, also drench whatever moms/clones/teens you have, do this for a few weeks..
Southernontariogrower
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idont know if anybody said this but DE mixed in water with blue Dawn dishsoap, realngentle on the ladies, as it dries it will dust the plant in de silica. Bugs dont eat silica, it cuts them tovshreds and dries them out. I usually spray with clean water after all clear.and what Midnite said.
Approximately 2weeks
getogrow
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Its too late now....just get the vacuum with the hepa filter out so you do not blow them all over the house. Vacuum them everyday once or twice and that will make your smoke , smokable. Thats the best you can do this late.
I have found the key to keeping mites in check with neem oil. I know all of you have tried it and it dont really work but when you get 100% neem and properly emulsify it , it works great to kill them and keep them gone.
I am the king of mites, ive had them for over 20 years no matter where i went. Now they are gone just like that....lil help from a couple ol school guys on here and i aint seen a spec since. I think a simple post by xtso solved my long going issue.
MidnightSun72
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Bad idea
Thc is soluble in alcohol.
It's a pain in the ass but if you wash the bugs off everyday for 2-3 days in the row. Then again a few days later you should be able to get through to the end.
UpstateRecGrower
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If you can find plant therapy or pure crop 1 locally you can spray it up until harvest, you can also use it as a bud wash.. If it's not available locally it wouldn't arrive soon enough to help, or maybe it would? Anyway I would probably grab it for next time at least..