Budzbuddha
Well-Known Member
This year the Spider Mites have been a nightmare for and other growers. I have been lurking the forum for awhile trying this and that. Nothing worked until now. I am wondering from some of the growers out there experiences and remedies.
Out west has been unseasonably hot for October and November. West Coast temps have been miserable for a long time with temps high in the nineties plus. Today it was 89°. Since the BORG thrive in warmer and drier conditions it has been exhausting.
I personally lost 4 plants since around may of this year. I have one plant left that has been worked over by the mites badly. I tried AzaMax , CaliKill ( Capsacin based ) , neem oil , spinosad and other shit , but NO LUCK ... The only product to " actually " kill them for awhile was SNS 217 ( Rosemary Oil ).
Plant is in flower so i needed something that wouldn't outright fuck over my plant and buds. It looks rough but i think i can save her. Importantly the stems and branches are standing tall and not dead.
I stopped all treatments 2 days ago , Then took plants outdoors for a " shower " to clean off what i could.
Since i grow indoors , i am lucky enough to be able to pull plants for maintenece and bug issues.
I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKED.
It has been 5 days and no moving BORG BUGS. This is what the plant looks like.
Heavy mite damage on all leaves - some leaf die off but slower growth. Washing plant has helped to get rid of nymphs and adults so far.
I decided to scour the web and do my own experimenting ( since this plant is THE GUINEA PIG )
I figured it was do or die time.
I experimented with the typical soapy / Alcohol mix but decided to ramp it up greatly.
3 cups water
6-8 drops dawn or similar dish soap
3 tablespoon of iso alcohol ( 50 or 70 % )
1 tablespoon Everclear
Since i had the EVERCLEAR for extraction purposes , i figured i would NAPALM those little fuckers .
![Fire Devil :fire: :fire:](/styles/smilies/FIREdevil.gif)
This killed every god damn one of them. It has been 5 days and not one adult or new nymph.
I clipped various fan leaves that were treated with a number of mites ( alive ) , put them in a container to monitor. There were eggs and nymphs on those leaves too. It killed all on contact and NO HATCHING of eggs. Once i sprayed the full plant , there hasn't been any activity. I also used the spray to treat the tent and drip pan area as a preventative. My plant weathered it pretty well and have some new pistil growth.
So in closing i wanted to share this and look to see what other HOMEBREW sprays or treatments worked out for you.
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)
Out west has been unseasonably hot for October and November. West Coast temps have been miserable for a long time with temps high in the nineties plus. Today it was 89°. Since the BORG thrive in warmer and drier conditions it has been exhausting.
I personally lost 4 plants since around may of this year. I have one plant left that has been worked over by the mites badly. I tried AzaMax , CaliKill ( Capsacin based ) , neem oil , spinosad and other shit , but NO LUCK ... The only product to " actually " kill them for awhile was SNS 217 ( Rosemary Oil ).
Plant is in flower so i needed something that wouldn't outright fuck over my plant and buds. It looks rough but i think i can save her. Importantly the stems and branches are standing tall and not dead.
I stopped all treatments 2 days ago , Then took plants outdoors for a " shower " to clean off what i could.
Since i grow indoors , i am lucky enough to be able to pull plants for maintenece and bug issues.
I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKED.
It has been 5 days and no moving BORG BUGS. This is what the plant looks like.
Heavy mite damage on all leaves - some leaf die off but slower growth. Washing plant has helped to get rid of nymphs and adults so far.
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928334-512f5c6b396890205b330925e3f4b8d1.jpg)
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928335-ab8dd58cfa6720eac292a94dc4a5713a.jpg)
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928336-3b6221cc3c24bae2c6cf7f652453ddfd.jpg)
I decided to scour the web and do my own experimenting ( since this plant is THE GUINEA PIG )
I figured it was do or die time.
I experimented with the typical soapy / Alcohol mix but decided to ramp it up greatly.
3 cups water
6-8 drops dawn or similar dish soap
3 tablespoon of iso alcohol ( 50 or 70 % )
1 tablespoon Everclear
Since i had the EVERCLEAR for extraction purposes , i figured i would NAPALM those little fuckers .
![Fire Devil :fire: :fire:](/styles/smilies/FIREdevil.gif)
This killed every god damn one of them. It has been 5 days and not one adult or new nymph.
I clipped various fan leaves that were treated with a number of mites ( alive ) , put them in a container to monitor. There were eggs and nymphs on those leaves too. It killed all on contact and NO HATCHING of eggs. Once i sprayed the full plant , there hasn't been any activity. I also used the spray to treat the tent and drip pan area as a preventative. My plant weathered it pretty well and have some new pistil growth.
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928354-8561241ffee226c84b98989492d7679c.jpg)
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928355-cf65fde2c5276ad00449c8b7ee4a3e79.jpg)
![image.jpg](/data/attachments/2928/2928357-2287bdca3db0ef1db5d8220a044c77fe.jpg)
So in closing i wanted to share this and look to see what other HOMEBREW sprays or treatments worked out for you.
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)