Spider Mites almost 7 weeks into flowering

fn217

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Jesus man that's brutal. Nuke Em is very effective, but in my experience it will certainly dry the plants out and if not used properly (directly after flushing the media with pure water) it will hurt them. OG Biowar is another that comes to mind, however I've never used it although I hear great things about the product. Week 7 is tough. I would make your room parameters set in a manner which discourages their population explosion, and do what you can to reduce their numbers (sprays). Stop spraying regardless of the population halfway through the last week or your buds will be shit. If you are doing an 8 week strain, I would give them a good hard spraying to drop their numbers, fix your room parameters to make sure their population returns slowly, and just ride it out till the end.

Obviously, make sure to clean the fuck out of your room when this round is over. You also need to reevaluate your cross contamination processes... They likely came in on YOU. Trips to the hydro store require a fresh change of clothes and if you're like me, a shower. There is no level of "too much" when it comes to pest prevention and the first step is not allowing pests in on your person.

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Another thing to add is that you should manually remove damaged foliage, as there will likely be eggs. Throw them away into a seal able bag IN YOUR GROW ROOM (do not bring it into the house without first sealing the material) and dispose away from your grow room.
 
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DankTankerous

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Ablaze said:
You've got a battle ahead. But at 7 weeks of flower it's worth doing it, IMO.
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I bought some green cleaner and it should be here tomorrow so i’ll go from there.

fn217 said:
Jesus man that's brutal. Nuke Em is very effective, but in my experience it will certainly dry the plants out and if not used properly (directly after flushing the media with pure water) it will hurt them. OG Biowar is another that comes to mind, however I've never used it although I hear great things about the product. Week 7 is tough. I would make your room parameters set in a manner which discourages their population explosion, and do what you can to reduce their numbers (sprays). Stop spraying regardless of the population halfway through the last week or your buds will be shit. If you are doing an 8 week strain, I would give them a good hard spraying to drop their numbers, fix your room parameters to make sure their population returns slowly, and just ride it out till the end.

Obviously, make sure to clean the fuck out of your room when this round is over. You also need to reevaluate your cross contamination processes... They likely came in on YOU. Trips to the hydro store require a fresh change of clothes and if you're like me, a shower. There is no level of "too much" when it comes to pest prevention and the first step is not allowing pests in on your person.

Edit:

Another thing to add is that you should manually remove damaged foliage, as there will likely be eggs. Throw them away into a seal able bag IN YOUR GROW ROOM (do not bring it into the house without first sealing the material) and dispose away from your grow room.
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Well i’m it’s growing in a computer case and I’m wondering if it’s from the compost that I store outside. This is my fourth grow in there and I haven’t had this problem yet. I’m hoping the green cleaner will knock everything out. Also it’s a 9-11 week strain so...
 
Ablaze

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DankTankerous said:
Well i’m it’s growing in a computer case and I’m wondering if it’s from the compost that I store outside. This is my fourth grow in there and I haven’t had this problem yet. I’m hoping the green cleaner will knock everything out. Also it’s a 9-11 week strain so...
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@DankTankerous It happens. I live in an area where I can grow veggies all year long. As much as I know how bad spider mites are and how diligent I am, I inevitably bring some in every year or two. To be honest, I'm dealing with them right now. Unfortunately it started just after flower for me, but I couldn't bring myself to trash it and start over. I accepted the battle, knowing what I was getting into.

For me, I refuse to use any chemicals - period. I use a somewhat forceful sprayer with just water every day to make their life a bit more difficult. I also order 300 ladybugs off of ebay/amazon each month and put a few on the plants each night. It's not simple. When this grow is done in about 6 weeks I'm going to throw away my Mylar, shampoo the carpets, and sanitize the walls before I rebuild. But I like the challenge and spend a few minutes with them every day anyway.
 
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Anothermeduser

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Strip affacted leaves within reason, spray with straight water at lights on. These are the only steps i would take at this stage and doing it daily will control them, much rather smoke a few spidermites than any shit you would use to kill them anyway.
 
iknownothink

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DankTankerous said:
Thanks for the knowledge!
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I do what I can man !

Are you 100% sure these are Spider mites ? I've only just had my first every experience with them a few weeks ago and thankfully killed them within a day or 2 and I have to say this doesn't look like the same damage my leaves had from the little bastards ? Have you check under the leaves and actually found any mites ?

I wouldn't wait any longer and just hit them as soon as you can, even if its just the chili spray.
 
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iknownothink said:
I do what I can man !

Are you 100% sure these are Spider mites ? I've only just had my first every experience with them a few weeks ago and thankfully killed them within a day or 2 and I have to say this doesn't look like the same damage my leaves had from the little bastards ? Have you check under the leaves and actually found any mites ?

I wouldn't wait any longer and just hit them as soon as you can, even if its just the chili spray.
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No I haven’t seen anything underneath the leaves. I saw what looked like a web with eggs, but since taking off the leaves that were infected I haven’t seen anything. It’s making me think twice about applying it when I have 2-4 weeks left
 
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DankTankerous

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@DankTankerous It happens. I live in an area where I can grow veggies all year long. As much as I know how bad spider mites are and how diligent I am, I inevitably bring some in every year or two. To be honest, I'm dealing with them right now. Unfortunately it started just after flower for me, but I couldn't bring myself to trash it and start over. I accepted the battle, knowing what I was getting into.

For me, I refuse to use any chemicals - period. I use a somewhat forceful sprayer with just water every day to make their life a bit more difficult. I also order 300 ladybugs off of ebay/amazon each month and put a few on the plants each night. It's not simple. When this grow is done in about 6 weeks I'm going to throw away my Mylar, shampoo the carpets, and sanitize the walls before I rebuild. But I like the challenge and spend a few minutes with them every day anyway.
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I have quite the challenge seeing as though I live in an old house and have about 30 houseplants in a small apartment. But at least our air is clean!
 
iknownothink

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Yeah If you haven't physically seen any mites, I reckon you might not actually have them and that white spotting might be something else, as when I had mine they were very easy to fine, they are super super tiny but I'm pretty sure if you have them they shouldn't be hard to find as they only get worse not disappear on their own.
 
Commycharb

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first step is to confirm what you have. Get a loupe or magnifying glass and look at pictures on the internet to verify if you indeed have the dreaded mites.
If you do have mites it would be better to harvest if possible since your so far along. Out of curiosity did you mean 7 weeks after flip or pistol sighting. anyway
If you saw webs then they are tenting which means they have high population that are well established.
I wouldn't use sprays because they f the plant up and they are not meant for human consumption.
I have had them and they are a real cunt. Just try to make their lives miserable. I wished i used compressed air to blast them off of my plants. Do you have a buddy with a compressor, hose and gun? Next time I get them I trying this method with a cm of soapy water at the bottom of my tent, let the fuckers drown. Water proofing is required. This would be a daily event.

Also keep all the other factors like humidity, temps in mind. They effect growth rates. When your done with the crop remember to be meticulous with the bleaching. And prevention prevention prevention. It cant be understated. I only go in my room naked after a shower. Sounds stupid but after your ordeal you will be traumatized as well. Good luck fellow mite victim.
 
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DankTankerous

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Commycharb said:
first step is to confirm what you have. Get a loupe or magnifying glass and look at pictures on the internet to verify if you indeed have the dreaded mites.
If you do have mites it would be better to harvest if possible since your so far along. Out of curiosity did you mean 7 weeks after flip or pistol sighting. anyway
If you saw webs then they are tenting which means they have high population that are well established.
I wouldn't use sprays because they f the plant up and they are not meant for human consumption.
I have had them and they are a real cunt. Just try to make their lives miserable. I wished i used compressed air to blast them off of my plants. Do you have a buddy with a compressor, hose and gun? Next time I get them I trying this method with a cm of soapy water at the bottom of my tent, let the fuckers drown. Water proofing is required. This would be a daily event.

Also keep all the other factors like humidity, temps in mind. They effect growth rates. When your done with the crop remember to be meticulous with the bleaching. And prevention prevention prevention. It cant be understated. I only go in my room naked after a shower. Sounds stupid but after your ordeal you will be traumatized as well. Good luck fellow mite victim.
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7 weeks after sex was shown. I think compressed air might be excessive. She’s a small gal, like a bonsai plant. My humidity is pretty low around 30%. I have a small donut humidifier but I’m afraid it would really humidify the case. I’ll give it a try tonight, as we’ll upload some pics.
 
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iknownothink said:
Yeah If you haven't physically seen any mites, I reckon you might not actually have them and that white spotting might be something else, as when I had mine they were very easy to fine, they are super super tiny but I'm pretty sure if you have them they shouldn't be hard to find as they only get worse not disappear on their own.
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Yeah that’s what I was thinking too. The web might have been cat’s hairs, because they’re every where in there. Next time around I will bleach and clean everything profusely
 
raggyb

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yeah can't see the webs anywhere. If you don't see webs under any leaves or in any buds it probably isn't mites. If so count your lucky stars. But at 7 weeks you're almost there. At first sign of a web mix some small amount of Dawn with water and dunk or spray liberally under and above. If you're pickng in a week or 2 there isn't time for them to ruin it if you spray soapy water. But if you spray with anything else your going to be smoking that poison
 
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