Fine spider web on main cola, late into flowering

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 28, 2020

I found what looks like a really fine spider web on my main cola. I feel like I already know you guys are going to tell me spider mites. Is the plant too far into flower to be salvaged? And how could I prevent getting them in the future?

KingQuazy · May 28, 2020

Spider mites. Learn how to treat the plant with sulfur, or neem oil. Sulfur is much better for the plant. To the best of my knowledge you can't use it as late in the grow though.

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 28, 2020

KingQuazy said:
Spider mites. Learn how to treat the plant with sulfur, or neem oil. Sulfur is much better for the plant. To the best of my knowledge you can't use it as late in the grow though.

Yeah I had a feeling there was little that I could do this late into flower... would you keep letting them swell up for a little while or just chop it?

Budzbuddha · May 28, 2020

Bugs or mold .... either way no bueno.

KingQuazy · May 28, 2020

Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
Yeah I had a feeling there was little that I could do this late into flower... would you keep letting them swell up for a little while or just chop it?

Oh there's ways! I seen the other day somebody was dunking it and water curing? I'm not sure. Depends on how long you have left. I believe the neem is usable up to 2 weeks before harvest. Possibly one week. But it comes with smell and taste when you use it late. That I know.

KingQuazy · May 28, 2020

Ladybugs. Just looked it up. Never was a fan of them because poop... but ladybugs apparently will devour them all in a few days.

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 28, 2020

Budzbuddha said:
Bugs or mold .... either way no bueno.

Yeah I’ve got a little mold on my drain tray and fabric pots so that’s also a possibility. I didn’t get my RH down until pretty late in the grow. Next time I’m going to ScrOG it and have a small fan under the net. And defoliate a little even though they’re autos

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

gonna have to keep bumping this so I can figure out if I have to chop early

norcalreppin77 · May 29, 2020

Grandevo completely destroys mite colonies. But its pricey.

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

KingQuazy said:
Ladybugs. Just looked it up. Never was a fan of them because poop... but ladybugs apparently will devour them all in a few days.

I wonder if having lady bugs walk around on your trichs would take all the frost off of your buds

Nizza · May 29, 2020

I would do predatory mites if it is in fact spider mites, I can’t tell from the pics

KingQuazy · May 29, 2020

Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
I wonder if having lady bugs walk around on your trichs would take all the frost off of your buds

"Washing is a great way to remove bugs and powdery mildew from your cannabis plant. Everyone has their own crop harvesting techniques when it comes to washing, but the general workflow is very straightforward: you gently wash your buds with water."

Harvesting Cannabis With Bugs Or Mildew - Spliffseeds

These bugs came off a few colas. Even if they don’t kill your cannabis plant, you’d probably still rather avoid smoking them.

www.spliffseeds.nl

Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
I wonder if having lady bugs walk around on your trichs would take all the frost off of your buds

From what I can tell, no. I imagine that when scaled down, there is a hard gelatinous type of skin that forms around each trichome as it hardens off. But I'm just going off of what I'm reading. No first hand experience in a ladybug garden. But there's lots of examples of people asking about damage from them. Seems safe to me. The main issue is they attack other stuff before spider mites. Though they will eat the shit out of the spider mites. They just prefer other bugs first.

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

I have kind of low temps and high humidity I’m wondering if it isn’t a mold/mildew problem because it’s such a small spot

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

I was wondering if it was late enough to just go ahead and chop it would anyone recommend that?

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

I’m also starting to think that it is bud rot and not spider mites, I saw pictures of initial stages of botrytis and it looks like a spiders web

Dryxi · May 29, 2020

KingQuazy said:
Ladybugs. Just looked it up. Never was a fan of them because poop... but ladybugs apparently will devour them all in a few days.

Arbico-organics.com

I've used them many times and predator mites do wonders for preventing spidermites from taking over. They also cant fly away or really travel very far. Using them during like mid or late veg is a good time so you can spread them around and they have plenty of canopy to spread out. The website tells you what conditions are best for which mites.

oVirtualRealityo · May 29, 2020

Do you have any more pictures of the affected area?

Dryxi · May 29, 2020

Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
I’m also starting to think that it is bud rot and not spider mites, I saw pictures of initial stages of botrytis and it looks like a spiders web

Spidermites will leave white specks all over your fan leaves. They won't be stuck to the buds alone, so mold is likely if you cant find evidence of spidermites on other leaves

Dirk8==D~Diggler · May 29, 2020

Yes I’ll get them in a minute. I checked the bud more where I found the web looking stuff and the sugar leaves fell out really easily, they seemed dark inside of the bud and the Brown pistils were also a much darker color than Ones on other parts of the bud

oVirtualRealityo said:
Do you have any more pictures of the affected area?

oVirtualRealityo · May 29, 2020

Hmm i would think an early stage of bud rot

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