With my first crop, I had a spider mite infestation. I decontaminated the room with bleach, peroxide, and a bug fogger. Everthing seemed to be great. I am just days from harvest and I noticed mites.
How the hell do those little bastards get in. My room is sealed fairly well. The intake air passes through a furnace filter before entering the room. The only thing I can think of is I have a drain running from inside the room to the outside to evacuate excess water during watering. The pipe run is a good 30' with several bends, however it does not have a p-trap.
Could they be getting in that way? Seems like a long run for the to traverse. But it is possible the some air is being intaked that way, making it easier for them to make the journey. It would be under negative pressure though, so they should not be smelling it to find it in the first place.
I'm baffled.
Thoughts????
How the hell do those little bastards get in. My room is sealed fairly well. The intake air passes through a furnace filter before entering the room. The only thing I can think of is I have a drain running from inside the room to the outside to evacuate excess water during watering. The pipe run is a good 30' with several bends, however it does not have a p-trap.
Could they be getting in that way? Seems like a long run for the to traverse. But it is possible the some air is being intaked that way, making it easier for them to make the journey. It would be under negative pressure though, so they should not be smelling it to find it in the first place.
I'm baffled.
Thoughts????
