spider webs, is this the end?

mr sunshine

mr sunshine

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Guy2HIGH said:
@ mr sunshine... it's answers like yours that make me feel bad for growers that actually listen to you. Where is your evidence that they are definitely spider mites? How can you guarantee anything on a plant that is not yours or in front of your face?

I'd say you just posted a comment as to not be left out of the conversation.. like I've said before, there are a lot of people on this site that have nothing to offer the grower... except maybe more problems from their incorrect information.
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I'd say you are talking out of your ass.

This is how I know bro...read the bold part of his post that I quoted in this message.
s0m3b0dyz said:
@Dr.Pecker I haven't seen then but I am going to check now again. Also I now realized on this picture some white places on left leafes from bud or it could be from flash of the camera. I will check now again but I don't remember seeing any small dots neither yellow neither white - nothing. I will edit my message in 15-20 minutes. Thanks for replying me.

Edit: I've seen on few leafs small yellow dots, i checked the whole plant on and under leafs and I see nothing moving, I checked very very closely. On the plant on which I've seen the web there are no dots. Hmmm....

Edit: The spots I have are exactly like this but not that many, atleast 2-3 times less: (the picture is from internet)
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If he takes your advice to not worry about it, he will be infested and fucked. Even if I'm wrong nothing bad will happen if you spray for spider mites .If you're wrong a shit storm of bad will come. As you can now see you're the one giving fucked up advice.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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That is most likely spider mites. It all starts off as the plant not growing as quick as it should, then you notice light bleaching effects on the tops of the plants,then you see small bites, next thing you know you see webs! Dont feel bad, you cant really see a mite infestation starting out unless you check with a loupe every day. If you have webs from one cola to the other, then thats a big spider. Webbing from the top to half an inch to an inch down could very well be spider mites. Regardless of the situation, even though i dont have them, and a friend says something about mites, then i will be scoping my plants for the next 40 hours just because i cant get it out of my head. Yes, thats how bad those little shits are. Any small white/gray dots could be mite waste or nymps (baby mites) they can be found anywhere even buds and if they are feeding in the flowers itself, they will get stuck between trichomes when they mature into adults!. The black dots will be adult mites, often above and below fan leafs only. Also, its that time of the year for mites anyway! Gonna go home and do a checkup thanks to this thread.
 
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s0m3b0dyz

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mr sunshine said:
Are you looking with a scope?
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I am not looking with a microscope but with a magnifier. Nothing is working around here and can't buy a microscope today, yesterday was a non working day same as day before yesterday.

Dr.Pecker said:
Don't spray two weeks from harvest use a coupe of hot shot strips on a fan. View attachment 3453235
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I would use that but we haven't got such stuff here. I live in a small non developed country, but I will go try to see if there is anything similar to that. I won't spray, thanks for the information.

SPLFreak808 said:
That is most likely spider mites. It all starts off as the plant not growing as quick as it should, then you notice light bleaching effects on the tops of the plants,then you see small bites, next thing you know you see webs! Dont feel bad, you cant really see a mite infestation starting out unless you check with a loupe every day. If you have webs from one cola to the other, then thats a big spider. Webbing from the top to half an inch to an inch down could very well be spider mites. Regardless of the situation, even though i dont have them, and a friend says something about mites, then i will be scoping my plants for the next 40 hours just because i cant get it out of my head. Yes, thats how bad those little shits are. Any small white/gray dots could be mite waste or nymps (baby mites) they can be found anywhere even buds and if they are feeding in the flowers itself, they will get stuck between trichomes when they mature into adults!. The black dots will be adult mites, often above and below fan leafs only. Also, its that time of the year for mites anyway! Gonna go home and do a checkup thanks to this thread.
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Good explanation, and I hope you are right with the big spider.

Here are some pictures of the infected leaves. Sorry for bad quality, I don't have a good camera any more.
http://imgur.com/a/RMpF4

Should I maybe cut off those leaves so they don't spread. I will buy a microscope first day the shop works and check every inch of the plant to find those little fuckers if they are there.
Guy2HIGH said:
Dr Pecker said, "I think its just a random spider then. if it were mites the plant with webs would have damage."

This is correct, spider mites make a web that will cover leaves, cola of the plant.. or worse, the entire plant from top to bottom... and the damage will be clearly evident. This looks like a regular spider's web to me.

The damage on the leaves shown looks like thrips damage more than spider mites. Buy some yellow sticky-traps and also some blue sticky-traps. The yellow sticky-traps will attract problematic insects/flying insects such as whiteflies, aphids and fungus gnats, as well as some beneficial insects. The blue sticky-traps are commonly used to attract leafminers and thrips. These traps are not a means of control, simply an indication of the problematic pests you have present in your garden.
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I hope you are right
 
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s0m3b0dyz

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mr sunshine said:
Lol look at you all embarrassed. Just admit you were wrong already bro.

Fucken hyna.
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Well I have to say you were wrong this time
mr sunshine said:
You have spider mites guaranteed .
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Sorry to say that guarantee didn't go through, no sign of spidermites checked with microscope. I checked the plant for almost 2 hours, every damn inch, nothing. But I am thankful for making me nervous around the shit, better to check than all the plants die that is for sure.

I flushed the plant to see if she gets better.
 
mr sunshine

mr sunshine

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s0m3b0dyz said:
Well I have to say you were wrong this time

Sorry to say that guarantee didn't go through, no sign of spidermites checked with microscope. I checked the plant for almost 2 hours, every damn inch, nothing. But I am thankful for making me nervous around the shit, better to check than all the plants die that is for sure.

I flushed the plant to see if she gets better.
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You should be happy not sorry. Next time use preventative sprays during veg just in case..
 
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s0m3b0dyz

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I just wanted to update the thread, the flush has helped the plant, the spots didn't go away but they stopped appearing. Appereantly, salts stacked in the soil an it needed a flush to clean that.
 
purplehays1

purplehays1

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s0m3b0dyz said:
@Final Phase
Thank you for your reply, appreciated. In the room next door I have 150-200 spiders hanging around and catching flies that would come. I've seen some small tiny yellow spots weeks ago, but nothing since then has changed. I will check if there are any in the soil I didn't know they can be in soil too, thanks for the information. I cleared one web 2 days ago, and saw one more now, I thought first one was accidental and said if there will be more I'll check into it. Regular spiders can't do harm? And do spidermites come from regular spiders or come from outdoor? I prepared spidermite control against them if any appear, bought it weeks ago just in case. I will check all the plants in details now, fingers crossed it was just a regular spider. This is my first grow, and last thing I need is to have my whole crop "eaten" by spiders. Thank you for your reply @Final Phase
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Regular spiders are a good thing, as long as u keep their webs off your buds. 99% of spiders are predators and will not eat plants only other bugs. ANd generally spider mites wont be in the soil, they will be on the underside of leaves. Remove a leaf that looks like it has mite damage and then hold it upside down under a powerful light. Mites hate light and when u shine them they will try to run away making them easier to see.
 
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