A number of issues all at once

[TheMachinist]

So I'm 3 weeks into veg and have multiple tops by topping and lst
I switched to 12 12 for 2 days and noticed spider mites
Sprayed neem oil not soap water and switched my light back to 18/6

I'm in soil with white rhino ny deisel and something called royal that I got a few cloned off a friend and I'm sure they gave me the bugs.
They were sprayed with neem oil when I got them and most of the mites are on my white rhino

So my questions, any damage by switching to veg after 2 days of 12/12?
When should I spray more neem? Of should I dunk them?
I see slot more hatching after the neem spray but they say don't put more neem oil for 5 days

 

[dadio161]

I would go with the soapy water. It's not hazardous to your plants and it works. Hippies have doing it this way for years. I started doing the soapy water thing and I have not had any spider mies in two years.

 

[$waGgEr]

neem once a week by spraying dilute neem at two TBS per gal of water... its not great idea to revert plants from flower to veg but two days in the damage is minimal at best and thats def what i would have done in your shoes... the mites pry came from the clones like ya said..hope u learded a valuable lesson there...dont bring in clones EVER from a friend or dispencery its not a good idea at all ever. grow from seed or take your own clones... if your problem goes on more then say two weeks then buy some preditor mites it makes since that the mites are on ur WR they like certain strains better then others WR being one of them.

 

[$waGgEr]

I would go with the soapy water. It's not hazardous to your plants and it works. Hippies have doing it this way for years. I started doing the soapy water thing and I have not had any spider mies in two years.

neem oil is also safe and 100% organic...can be used in veg and flowering

 

[doby mick]

If that does nt work try and get some vitality + as this kills the eggs aswell and one spray and you will be mite free, it is quite expensive but does what it says on the bottle, and like swaGger said learn from this and never take plants from anyone again as you find that 90% of mites are passed on by an un suspecting mate or even a horrible bastard that just likes pissing mates off.

 

[TheMachinist]

there is a typo in my op, I did use soapy water and a lil bit of diluted neem oil... can i spray just soapy water like every 2 days or it is like neem keep it to just once a week?


and the mate is family, but he got it off someone else, so i cant blame him for just trying to help, plus they were the nicest ive ever seen but i shoulda noticed the oil all over them and took it as a sign

 

[dadio161]

When I first get my clones , I use soapy water every other day for about a week. Mites don't like soap . turn off all fans. Spray plants well making sure to rub under the leaves well. The eggs will stick to soap and wash off. Make sure to turn fans back on after washing. Good air flow will prevent any mold. like I said , I started doing this two years ago and I haven't had any mites now for two years. just a spray bottle and some dish soap.