Spider Mites in Late Flower - Should I Harvest Early?! (PICS)

notlaura

notlaura

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I'm about 55 days into Flower, and I have a really bad mite infestation. I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of them but nothing is working and I dont want to spray anything chemical so close to harvest. Ideally I would have waited another 2 weeks or so, but the infestation is getting out of hand. They're starting to make webs on my buds...

I want to chop them so I can bomb my grow room, but I'm afraid it's way too early. This is my first grow and I'm really lost, please help! Should I just start flushing now and harvest in a few days? Will the smoke be worthless?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!
 

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cheddar1985

cheddar1985

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use co2 and kill the bitches ! i know u said u didnt wanna spray with chems but shit webs all over the place your gonna end up with next to nothin and smokin spider mites if u dont !!
 
rocknratm

rocknratm

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those look far enough along to chop down, but yes you will still have the problem of mites on the buds....
 
notlaura

notlaura

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Wont they die after I chop and hang the buds? Could I vacuum them lightly to get rid of the webs?
 
Dadrad

Dadrad

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Yes the mites will leave as the buds dry. The webs stay behind. And yes a vacuum will also work
 
imcjayt

imcjayt

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best thing i found that worked with spidermites was them cheep fly papers open them up n lay them round pot at base of plant......
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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Just hose them down with water everyday.
Make sure you got a fan blowing on your plants 24/7

IMO they don't look like there ripened enough. Still to milky.
 
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pickleman

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Mighty wash look it up it does work I used it a month in its like 99.9% water and safe to drink it say it can be used up til day of harvest
 
Garden Boss

Garden Boss

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I would shop vac and then harvest. They will climb the lines as hang them. you can trap them with tanglefoot.
 
Situation420

Situation420

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You can wash off you plants with a cleaning solution they sell for spidermites but then you run the risk of getting moldy or mildewy plants. No matter what you do your not going to get them all but if you wash them, make sure you shake off all the excess water and keep a fan on it blowing vigorously until it dries and keep an eye on it. Check down in the buds to for leftover water and try to shake it out as best you can. That is the only way you are going to make sure you arent smoking spider webs, eggs, poop, and carcasses. A vacuum only cleans them so much.
 
Situation420

Situation420

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joe macclennan said:
why the fuck are ya'll replying to a two year old thread?

I think she figured it out by now! lol

newbs



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Proof that you are trolling me and following me around just to read my posts. If its such an old thread why are you even reading it? Your just a loose butthole dude haha :finger:bongsmilie :lol:
 
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