HOW TO KILL SPIDER MITES 100%: " Naturally - no chemicals"

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JP DeVries

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Glad to hear it is working for you too. I've used the pepper spray up to about week 8 in flower and who knows maybe you can go further.

I'm curious about if they feed off the spray as well. When I spray in flower there's an overwhelming habañero aroma but the room is back to smelling like buds in no time, and the buds don't seem to smell or taste "spicier" afterwards. This is surprising. I cooked some bacon in the same pan I stewed the peppers in and even though it was well rinsed, the bacon came out incredibly spicy.

I use the spray in veg and the plants seem to love it. I've found it to be a good oil-free way to safely increase the humidity in your veg room while controlling mites at the same time. I try not to spray if I have lots of lady bugs in there. It doesn't seem to kill them, but doesn't seem very nice either.
 
mike4c4

mike4c4

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yes i use it all the time. think of it like this plant material turns in compost to feed your plants. so if you use dry erds ist the same as compost tea for the leaves, and it kills all bugs not just mites so its a win win for me. just play with different DRY herbs. some see weed and grass clippings make a good spray for after you have to flush. and i wont burn the leaves. just bubble it like you would tea. and have fun
 
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Jah348

Jah348

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Sorry if its already been discussed but what would be the method of cleaning off the plants afterwards? Just spray them a bunch?
 
j3tst0rm

j3tst0rm

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hey dude, your method is a lot like my late mother recipe for killing mites on plants. try adding these to your mix;

  1. 12 habanero peppers
  2. 1 head of garlic (broken up)
  3. 4 TBLS of rosemary
  4. 4 TBLS of cinnamon
  5. 1/2 Cup of olive oil
 
Potismedicine

Potismedicine

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Grandmas Molasses. 1 teaspoon disolved in warm water and added to a gallon of warm water. Spray the undersided of the leaves making sure the plants are cool brfore you spray them..Works great and good for the soil and plant..
 
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builderben

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I discovered I have a few mites on my plants that were 3 weeks from harvest. I spent a long time reading this thread and ordered some habanero chiili peppers. I did not have a sprayer so I put my habanero chiili pepper mix into my humidifier, set it to max, zipped up my tent, turned the fan off and left the humidifier running for a day (lights on). I checked on it after an hour and the tent was so misted up that you could not see into it. It made me cough and my eyes sting just looking in quickly. I opened the tent up when the lights went out and got the fans back on to get the humidity back down from 99%.
When I checked for mites the following day, I could not see any but I could see these odd looking black things. Under the microscope, these turned out to be dead mites with their backs blown off. Never seen anything like it, they must have exploded. Not sure if any eggs left but am going too repeat process until no more mites hatch. This way is much easier and cleaner than spraying and in theory the mist should get everywhere, even inside the bud. I also had a few mites on some bud that I had just harvested so I hung that in the tent at the same time and no mites left on that either.

Any thoughts or comments would be greatly received.

Ps I really enjoyed reading your postings Calibuzz
 
pSi007

pSi007

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I bought 2,500 lady bugs recently and they killed every single aphid on the plants, leaked out of the grow shed, and killed every aphid on my property.. However, the lady bugs never touched the spider mites and many starved to death while crawling over the tops of 1,000s of living spider mites and eggs.

I would have to say that lady bugs don't do shit against spider mites, neither does the "No-Pest strips". Cool nightly temps and rain will be the best "natural" solution, SM-90 (pH adjusted), Neem, and Aza, are awesome for beating back the spider mites. Although, I would not spray flowers with Neem or Aza, maybe the SM-90 and some water..
 
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builderben

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I tried MS and it seemed to do the trick to start with but I didnt redo it so that may be why they came back. I first tried the chiili mix as a spray and that was very hard work and painful. Putting the mix in a humidifier has worked amazingly well. I did the second treatment last night so am going to check in a while to see what the state of play is. I have my lights on overnight so they been off all day. I`ve been doing it with lights on to avoid bod rot.
 
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gonzalo alvarez

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bl8ant said:
hello Calibuzz ! well i thank you for your advice, i used the habanero spray and it does work... i misted the plant as well as i could but they (all 5) were in full bloom and just got a dose on the bottom i lost maybe 4 branches of small flowers ... in the harvest they were just empty flowers... but the rest i harvested and they seem fine....However.... i do think they are a little spicy... i didn't wash them but i did mist with water and it rained as well, also used a dilution of 30%milk to 70% water for PM and that worked beautifully also... and i figure calmed the habanero down.... View attachment 2867697 they each stood about 6 ft tall ...grown in pots on a balcony 3 stories above the city of Amsterdam
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hi my plant its only 8 weeks old and im starting to see a couple spider mites in the soil. ive checked the leafs but i dont see any sings of them, im sure theyre there tho. i read about the havanero solution but im worried how it can affect the plant, so i want some insight on how to apply solution. thanks you
 
Michiganja Meduana

Michiganja Meduana

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Sounds like (likely) fungus gnats. A serious problem, but easier than spider mites.
You'll want mosquito drops, http://www.thepondreport.com/store/biological-mosquito-control it's a living bacteria that goes into the water you feed the plants with. The gnats lay eggs in the soil, 300 eggs to one fly, the larvae from the eggs eats the roots, opening them up for infection. The mosquito drops kill the larva.

Yellow sticky traps help a lot too. Get a bug spray with pyrethrin as the main ingredient. Read the safety label! As long as you dont spray the flowers within 2 weeks of harvest, it's safe to use.
 
rene112388

rene112388

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I was reading this and seen someone swears by mighty wash which a friend of mine uses well I have a few questions I hope can be answered.. first my friend told me mighty wash contains pyrithinen (don't know spelling) but the pink label he has lists only water and inert substances and says nothing about being effective for mites so I looked at npk industries pest control it's use is only outdoor and has no mention of mites either so how can this be effective in controlling this issue? Second I use neem and it lists vegetable glycerin as an ingredient which can clog pores or stomata of plants but has always been effective no what exactly is neem and does it break down when applied to the leaves?
I know pyritherin had widely been used to control mites however New studies show it doesn't break down it marijuana plants because of how they absorb in the leaves, I am interested in natural pest management because I have seen adverse reactions to the above mentioned. Also who knows about biological controls like neomatodes and can this natural method used with them?
 
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Glaucoma

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Fucking mites.

I've done rosemary sprays, nicotine, hot pepper.. But the best I've found is simply a can of ladybugs. Most will leave, but you'll get a few diehards that stick around. If you can manage to keep 2-3 ladies in a garden with no mites, you'll never come under attack.
 
rene112388

rene112388

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shishkaboy said:
Rosemary oil, Neem oil, soapy water, lavender oil (never tried it). All work.
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Rosemary oil? Will these herbs work as a water infusion also to help prevent clogging the plants pores?
Glaucoma said:
Fucking mites.

I've done rosemary sprays, nicotine, hot pepper.. But the best I've found is simply a can of ladybugs. Most will leave, but you'll get a few diehards that stick around. If you can manage to keep 2-3 ladies in a garden with no mites, you'll never come under attack.
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Are you saying you used nicotine or neonicatinoides? I just don't see why people would nt go all natural sure its a battle but a fun one cuz your always in the garden!
 
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