Then they will develop an immunity to Floramite as well I imagine. I also hear they tend to hide off of plants within nooks/crannies of grow rooms etc, so vacuuming is now part of my routine preventative maintenance. Hell, some growers go as far as to change their clothing upon returning home after visiting another person's garden.
No, my fatal flaw I'm sure, but still, I think they came in with the clones. I had fungus gnats last grow from the organic soil but I never encountered spider mites. Jonny has learned a valuable lesson with this whole messed up situation...a little preventative maintenance goes a long way.
The packaging on hot shots says don't be exposed to the strip for more than 4 hours. If he has it in his bedroom, I wouldn't use the pest strips. I had mites once. I trashed all my plants and bombed with Dr. Doom. I only grow from seeds now. Haven't had any problems with them since.
