Jointed's Journey
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Cascadian
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Spot on bro... reassurance for the ladies being key.. lolIndeed patience paid offthanks re: my avy
As for your mites, I feel your pain. I got them recently and have weathered the storm.. for now. Here's what I did:
Most important step: catch them early (I'm hoping you caught yours early, at least before webs start).
I first sprayed them with habanero water, I used Cascadians instructions to make mine. I used about 15 ping pong ball sized orange habaneros, cut them up pretty good, make sure the seeds get cut up a bit as well it will help with the strength. Simmer don't boil. Freeze the stained peppers you can make one more brew with it. As others have said, use something to cover your eyes, mouth, and limbs! Shit burns on your skin, trust me..
I let a couple days pass then bombed them with pyrithrim bomb called doktor doom (I would stay away from the raid bombs and what not though).
Then I let four or five days go by and hit my girls with azamax, I can't stress how great of a product I think this is. I intended on following up this spray with mighty wash a few days later, but haven't seen a live mite since the azamax about a week and a half ago. It's expensive but it's organic certified and will not harm your plants and will last a while.
I'll echo the advice of others when it comes to variety of different attacks, because the bastards adapt. Space your attacks every few days so that if/when eggs hatch you will get the juvenile mites, but not too long between, that the mites mature enough to lay new eggs.
Keep your temps around 65-68 if possible, it's too cold for them to reproduce at that temp but still safe for your girls. If you see a live mite the day after a treatment, don't get discouraged, it's likely a baby that hatched post spray, not and adult that lived through hell. You'll get em don't worry.
Last but not least, remember to tell your girls you'll make sure to rid them of these pests and that you won't hurt emladies need reassurance and security haha.
How'd I do Cas?
roseypeach
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Subbed...your girl looks super healthy and happy!
jointed
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Uhh, there's a few more than that in there Rosey lol. Ohhh shit I forgot to do the update because I was dealing with those doggone mites. Thank you Rosey your very kind. She's my skunk # 11 that has the bug problem. It's amazing how fast the speckled marks from the mites chewing on her are fading back into a nice green color. I'll take pics of the whole garden later today so you can see them all. Thank you for subbing my friend....JSubbed...your girl looks super healthy and happy!
bigworm6969
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subbed up also looking good my dude
jointed
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Thanks BW, I'll be taking pics of the whole garden a bit later today so you can see em all...
jointed
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Will do bro...
thecannacove
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Damn right!
thecannacove
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I would suggest maybe spraying floor with a salt water mix instead of the grains of salt simply because the nights are smaller than the salt and can likely navigate through the mess (maybe, I really have no clue. Actually I don't understand how the salt will harm them). What exactly does it do to em?
Cascadian
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I believe the salt will cause their bodies to dry out and they die, it is a desiccant. They have very thin exoskeletons.
I think I have also read about other growers putting a thick layer of salt around all their pots as a barrier to stop them from migrating via the floor.
I think I have also read about other growers putting a thick layer of salt around all their pots as a barrier to stop them from migrating via the floor.
jointed
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Exactly my friend...I use a spray bottle and dampen it on occasion
MD914
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Diatomaceous earth is quite effective as well...
MD914
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Lol...probably...it's used for many different things and it's completely organic and safe
