KiLL YouR SPiDeRMiTeS TODAY!!

Also i seen this thought it was pretty clever

I can only tell you as others say, the only true cure is not to allow them in. I change or bathe before entering grow room EVERY time, and never bring in foreign objects from outside without bleach and water cleaning even my fans and lites. Nock on wood several times, not seeing them this grow but only on week two of flower.

Does anyone know how long it actually takes for the nicotine spray to actually kill them ? I'm just assuming its not instant.

Bio-warfare

I just found an infestation of spider mite after narrowly avoiding losing the girls to root rot... things have been very rocky.

After looking at the first page here I was getting ready my arsenal: pepper spray, nicotine tea (nb. wear a mask or get very ill), Pyrethrum sprays and about to order some fossil soil when I was told to look into bio-control. Basically bugs for bugs. There is now a box of Neoseiulus californicus on its way. I can't wait to see the fear in the spider mites beady little eyes when my Hunter/Killer class bugs march in.

Wondering which treatments were lethal to my agents I looked around a bit more and am about to try a regimen as suggested here. I wish I could get a copy of the full paper but I get the idea. If anyone is curious about the progress please let me know what you want me to track

For now I am going to use 25 bugs per plant (25/25cm) and a treatment of White Oil as advised on the bottle.


Update: I did a test spray on a corner of leaves and after a night under the lights the leaves have curled up. I won't continue with the white oil.

bearsnotbombs said:

1 part water, 1 part isopropyl rubbing alcohol (i'm using 91%) and a few drops of dawn liquid dish detergent.

mites die within seconds, and it's just as effective for eggs.

my two-spotted mite population disappeared over night because of this solution.

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-spider-mites.htm

that's where i got the info.

cheers =]

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I've read more than one place that the alcohol is bad for the trichomes. I don't know if it dries them up or what but I know the trichomes contain the resin. Did that mixture affect your buds?

RIPE said:

I've read more than one place that the alcohol is bad for the trichomes. I don't know if it dries them up or what but I know the trichomes contain the resin. Did that mixture affect your buds?

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Alchol melts trichomes. That is how iso hash is made.

charface said:

Alchol melts trichomes. That is how iso hash is made.

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Hello charface. Where is a good guide on that iso hash. I've heard bad things and don't feel like blowing things up. Thanks for the help with the alcohol and trichomes. I know its all about containment with the spidermites in late bloom with large buds. I inspect the leaves and keep seeing them. Just wish the buds were completely ripe so I could harvest. If the spidermites crawl to the top of the cut branches (during drying) I'm thinking of ways to kill them. They are unbelieveably small.

I would go to the concentrate section
for hash skills.
If it is specifically iso your interested
oakly has a nice thread and if you follow
his guide exactly you will get a very nice result.

Neem oil with a bit of washing up liquid, spray onto the leave of your plants every week or every few days, do not directly feed.

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/131193-thundercats-groooooooow.html

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Hey bro so u can mix nemo an cayenne pepper together to kill spider mites I have to try I been in flowering for 3weeks would it be ok to use also I went brought some lemmon dish soap would that be ok to use