Please Help !!! Emergency !!! SpiderMite Problem !!!

i would let the labybugs grow free in and out ..... maybe could be used when letting the week air dry in the dark room , would be a good idea to have plenty, lady bugs......................................

lady bugs work GREAT. They go straight for the egg sacs. thats thier fav.

If you grow outside plant Yarrow, it draws ladybugs.

misshestermoffitt said:

That doesn't sound like the best plan to me. Before you use a tomato you take it to the sink and wash it under the water. You don't wash your weed. I would not use any kind of pesticide when the plant is budding.

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If you do nothing your buds will suffer, if you spray with Pyrethins/ Safe grow, you kill the lil basterds and you still have to wait for harvest and then wait for the drying and for some curing, it all goes away.

Re the spider mite predators-if you're thinking of getting the predatory mites, they cannot maintain living in temps over 90 degrees. Also, one company shipped two spotted spider mites for the predatory mites to eat while they were shipped to me in less than 24 hours. Half the days here are over 95 degrees F. for two months. Predatory mites a waste of money. Two spotteds love temps 95 and over, and dry. They don't like humidity. What are the preventative things to do to not get them? I think they lay dormant in one of my rooms that was a grow room, and in the bathroom, where I keep males for seeding chosen female.

thanks everyone for your suggestions and help - i decided just to use ladybugs and predator mites since my grow room stays around 73 - 79 when lights are on and i use glass covered feflectors - boy are they useful - i released 100 bugs & 100 predators - i bought organic safegro pest out pyrethins but to chicken shit to use it since my babies are budding alreadry - THANKS AGAIN TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP -

thanks for that tip , i didnt know about co2 effect

moondreamer said:

Canadian Cowboy:
How do you pop the CO2 cartridge without freezing your hands? Doesn't the CO2 pop out all at once?

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I use thick rubber coated leather gloves, pop top off with a screwdriver and place in bag.CO2 will come out just like propane when you open the valve on your tank becauseit is under pressure.Hope this explains it a bit better.ccb

Canadian Cowboy said:
I use thick rubber coated leather gloves, pop top off with a screwdriver and place in bag.CO2 will come out just like propane when you open the valve on your tank becauseit is under pressure.Hope this explains it a bit better.ccb 08-21-2008 10:19 PM






Thank you. That helped a whole lot

No Pest Strips = end of mites. When you are that far in flower, NPS is your answer.