I got spider mites!!

Triplec

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I know someone who almost recently died from smoking moldy bud.

I would never dunk flowering plants in water. Its like inviting PM and mold. Not saying that will happen but why take risk.

And why would anyone spray plants 3 days before harvest?

- Jiji
What happened to them? Like what kind of complications? Hospitalized?
 

jijiandfarmgang

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What happened to them? Like what kind of complications? Hospitalized?
Well, maybe I was over dramatic by saying almost died, but so is everyone else so....

He smoked is own bud that was moldy and made hash from it and he knew was moldy (dumbass). I think it was upper respiratory infection. He was hospitalized for a short time, and was sick for 2 weeks.

- Jiji
 

Triplec

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Well, maybe I was over dramatic by saying almost died, but so is everyone else so....

He smoked is own bud that was moldy and made hash from it and he knew was moldy (dumbass). I think it was upper respiratory infection. He was hospitalized for a short time, and was sick for 2 weeks.

- Jiji
yikes!
 

reddan1981

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I know someone who almost recently died from smoking moldy bud.

I would never dunk flowering plants in water. Its like inviting PM and mold. Not saying that will happen but why take risk.

And why would anyone spray plants 3 days before harvest?

- Jiji
noticed your likes but noted none of you offered solutions???
 

jijiandfarmgang

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my recommendation is fix the next round in veg. Everyone should develop an IPM (integrated pest management) system. This doesn't mean nuking plants but treating them.

For every person that says brand X works and that Mix Y, there's a person who says the exact opposite.

The problem with a some pesticides and homemade mixes are that they are CONTACT pesticides. You have to spray everywhere, and pretty much drench the plant. Especially since mites like the undersides of leaves. The pesticides that seem to be more effective are TRANSLAMINAR and SYSTEMIC, where this is less important. Translaminar and systemic pesticides are usually pretty harsh though.

Basically the plants should be treated on a regular basis on a rotating pesticide/treatment schedule in VEG. Mite population thrives in most grow environments and can grow exponentially if unnoticed and untreated.

Mite populations can explode in higher temps, so you can slow growth down by lowering temp a few degrees. I've seen people use vacuums to clean the webs off bud.

I know of someone who has had mites for years, he said he thinks he will never get rid of them. Ofcourse I don't think he has really tried either.

If you noticed a while ago and are trying to do something now, well shame on you. If you just noticed now, the damage will be pretty minimal.

If you have ever bought weed, you've probably smoked mites.

- Jiji
 

Nullis

Moderator
Yeah, if your late into flower and you have them your options depend on how severe it is. If it is very severe... why the heck weren't you paying more attention?
Late in flowering you can either harvest earlier, or remove the most affected leaves and wait it out. Again, depends how bad... webbing is a bad indication.

Sometimes if you weren't being completely vigilant (rotating, inspecting plants regularly) but were taking some kind of half-assed precaution (which I've done myself), you can still get them on isolated plants or areas. The bigger the plants the more difficult it can be to control. If you have it on isolated plants, take care of them and clean up the best you can after.

In early flower or veg try insecticidal soap, Spinosad, or Azamax/Neem, Organocide (sesame oils) and if you must pyrethrin (indoors) which kills on contact but still breaks down relatively quickly. You can use ladybugs and Spinosad. Ladybugs have no problem hanging out in a grow tent, the more you get the better (they are cheap). SM predator mites are a tad expensive. Whatever you use must be applied every 5-7 days. Wait a couple days before treating again, you want to wait for any surviving eggs to hatch. Some treatments don't generally kill the eggs.

Cooler temps will slow them down, as will high humidity (obv. not for bloom). However, many spider mite variants are capable of going into diapause (overwintering), i.e. they are able to 're-emerge' weeks after you thought they were gone indoors.
 

reddan1981

Well-Known Member
my recommendation is fix the next round in veg. Everyone should develop an IPM (integrated pest management) system. This doesn't mean nuking plants but treating them.

For every person that says brand X works and that Mix Y, there's a person who says the exact opposite.

The problem with a some pesticides and homemade mixes are that they are CONTACT pesticides. You have to spray everywhere, and pretty much drench the plant. Especially since mites like the undersides of leaves. The pesticides that seem to be more effective are TRANSLAMINAR and SYSTEMIC, where this is less important. Translaminar and systemic pesticides are usually pretty harsh though.

Basically the plants should be treated on a regular basis on a rotating pesticide/treatment schedule in VEG. Mite population thrives in most grow environments and can grow exponentially if unnoticed and untreated.

Mite populations can explode in higher temps, so you can slow growth down by lowering temp a few degrees. I've seen people use vacuums to clean the webs off bud.

I know of someone who has had mites for years, he said he thinks he will never get rid of them. Ofcourse I don't think he has really tried either.

If you noticed a while ago and are trying to do something now, well shame on you. If you just noticed now, the damage will be pretty minimal.

If you have ever bought weed, you've probably smoked mites.

- Jiji
very good reply my friend, i could retort......... but i wont.
 

docter

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I have done some reading about feeding composting worms insect frass. This supplies your castings with chitin.This could possible induce systemic pest resistance.
 

reapersfamiliar

Active Member
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I use blue Dawn dish liquid to wipe them out
completely. It's 100% safe for your plants
including the buds. No ill effects at all.
2-3 drops is a sprayer filled with
water and your good to go! Spray lightly and
lightly keep the air moving.

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Why anyone would want to spend money on soap that they already have in the kitchen, is beyond me.
 

showgirl

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i am growing some bagseed that was potent and the stinkiest weed i ever had with hard dense buds.the smell is sweet fruity floral aroma.the aroma is the same through the whole grow even in veg.the only thing is that spider mites love these plants.These will not be in my room next season.there is some excellent info here on these pests.thank you..sg
 

ganjarules106

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Neem oil is an organic spider mite killer but not to sure if it's agood idea to spray this late in flower I also had spider mite realized just as i was going to harvest. :( hate Spidermites
 

THE KONASSURE

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Some people have been able to lower the mite numbers by spraying around the plants with neem oil and then spraying the plant with water get them clean and the neem oil around the plants stop more mites coming to it

The ones there already may clear out or may no be too bothered depends how much neem exposure they have had

There`s other kinds of natural remedies and products many are safe to use on flowering plants

The problem you`ll have to watch out for if you spray them a lot is if you encourage some bud rot to grow
 

showgirl

Well-Known Member
i have sprayed twice now with water which brought up the rh and hopefully make them unhappy and leave or go into limbo.the neem oil around the plants and lower stems and leaves.Not all my plants are afected yet so hopefully these tactics will will help. Looking at those mites under the mag glass gave me the creeps.lolsg
 
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