spider mites

[fishwater]

I was looking at some clones that a bro gave me and guess what I have spider mites. I got rid of the ones with the most Webb's and sprayed the remaining 2 with alcohol and moved them away from my other plants. should I try to keep them or just get rid of them?

 

[Star Dog]

You've dealt with them I can't see any problems with keeping them now if you were thorough, I'd be very careful if I had other plants to spread them onto and maybe give them another treatment in 3/5 days.

I've been reading about the benefits of sulphur against spider mite If you want to look into that.

Good luck.

 

[StareCase]

... Should I try to keep them or just get rid of them? ...

First question - how big are your clones?

 

[fishwater]

I tried to kill them with alcohol sprayed three times in three days but still had them so I got rid of the clones I'm kinda sad but maybee someday I will find some #1 skunk clones that don't have bugs

 

[StareCase]

... I tried to kill them with alcohol sprayed three times in three days but still had them so I got rid of the clones I'm kinda sad but maybee someday I will find some #1 skunk clones that don't have bugs ...

That's too bad that you tossed them - cause you could have saved them and not spray with any alcohol. I had the little fucks on some cuts too - and got rid of them with plain pH water in a spray bottle. And I sprayed them three or four times each hour for three to four days.

 

[fishwater]

three or four times per hour for three to four days that is two hundred sixteen to three hundred and eighty four times. that is a lot of work to save some clones. so how did you do it ? did you stay awake for four days spraying every 15 minutes or did you set an alarm and get up and spray every 15 minutes?

 

[StareCase]

... three or four times per hour for three to four days that is two hundred sixteen to three hundred and eighty four times. that is a lot of work to save some clones. so how did you do it ? did you stay awake for four days spraying every 15 minutes or did you set an alarm and get up and spray every 15 minutes? ...

No - sorry I should have mentioned this - I only sprayed them for the hours that I was awake. The mites don't propagate that quickly. Then you spray them again for a few days after, once every couple of hours.

I did this after the cuts rooted = and FYI I root them in Pro Mix/Sunshine Mix. Held them over the sink then soaked the tops. I carefully flipped them upside down and drowned the underside too. Left the water drip in the sink and left the water on the leaves and in the nodes - then repeated. After a couple of days, I reduce the sprays to once every couple of hours..