spider mite

Can anyone advise me on what type of pesticide i can use on my crop, its my first grow an im in 5th week of flowering an unfortunatley spotted a web in between two leaves. Im only assuming its a spider mite infestation?? Apart from that the plants seem fine except a few odd brown leaves her an there..Any advise will be much appriciated thanks
 

Shmulster

Active Member
the few odd brown leaves should be your main concern i think... give us the details man - lights, watering sched, ph, nutes, growing medium, phase - the works, you might have a ph lockout or a defiency. if you have spidermites you should be able to see white dots on some the leaves... and a nice solution i read about for mites is using predator mites (think thats the name dont remember) that eat only the spider mites but are not intersted in the plants themsleves...
 

JOTIM

Member
Your best bet is to worry about prevention for your next crop. When this one is done, make sure you clean your grow area, sweep, wash everything including walls and floor. It may sound over the top but these things can be hard to completely get rid of and can really be annoying. Don't wear outside shoes in your grow area, and do your best to not let outside pets in your area. Clones from the medical dispensary or your buddy down the street can also have mites. Good luck.
 

NightbirdX

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I use neem oil to great success. Neem Oil does not kill the mites, but it basically retards them and makes them forget how to reproduce. So they will die off. BUT you must reapply again in a couple weeks because it will not kill the eggs and they will hatch and try to reinfest your plant. (I have seen this happen also. My lazy grower firend didn't want to hit them again because they were bigger and it would be more work, and the bugs came back in flower which makes it really hard to deal with since you can't really spray anything onto your flowering plants, let alone a pesticide.) I mix 1.5 tsp to 32 oz of mildly warm water with 1/4tsp of cocowet as the wetting agent. I try to reapply every 2 weeks. I will try to hit them once in dixie cups once in 1 gallons and one more time before they go into flower in 10 gallon pots.

Neem Oil is an all around great add to your garden in general. Neem Oil not only helps preven Spider Mites, but also protects your plants against Powdery Mildew, and many other bugs and fungi's. I share a grow room with other people and I am the only grower that uses Neem. Other people's plants get mites, mine don't even though there are plants with bugs around them. If this doesn't help, you might try some Pyrethrum, but this is a toxic spray and I would not use unless it is a last resort. You can fry your plants if you apply too much (my buddy did it right in front of me.)

We've used azamax also, which helped in the beginning, but the mites came back again during bloom. I am sure with regular application, it will work fine.

If you are going to implement a regimen of pest control in your room, start with cleaning everything and keeping it clean. Then I would use the Neem Oil in a foliar spray. Apply every 2 weeks or so. I would also recommend using a few different kinds that work reliably and safely so as to prevent pest from building a tolerance to anything.

As was mentioned earlier, cleanliness is also one of the biggest deterent to bugs. If you clip branches or pull any leaves, get them out of the grow room immediately. Spider mites will leave dying material in search for plants that are still alive.
 

SCARHOLE

Well-Known Member
Washing the mites off the plants in the shower every 4-5 days.
Dosent kill em all, but it keeps em at bay tell they are done flowering.
Keep your humidity as low as you can suckers hate that. (and to help prevent mold from washing em)

Mites kicked my ass last grow. I cleaned the cab out an started fresh.

Get some Hotshot no pest strips (8$) for preventitive control. I dont use it during flowering.
 

mrshark

Active Member
Washing the mites off the plants in the shower every 4-5 days.
Dosent kill em all, but it keeps em at bay tell they are done flowering.
Keep your humidity as low as you can suckers hate that. (and to help prevent mold from washing em)

Mites kicked my ass last grow. I cleaned the cab out an started fresh.

Get some Hotshot no pest strips (8$) for preventitive control. I dont use it during flowering.
not to give ya any shit but mites love low humidity.
 

NightbirdX

Well-Known Member
I had some mystery weed from Oregon called A-OK. It was awesome. I let a guy smoke it at a concert and he had a seizure... It was glorious...
 

frmrboi

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Can anyone advise me on what type of pesticide i can use on my crop, its my first grow an im in 5th week of flowering
sounds like an ordinary spider, but if it's mites use a no pest strip so you don't have to spray shit on your buds
 
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