Spider mites 4 days before harvest

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Rollitupwarrior

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Hey guys, just noticed I have some spider mites that spindled up a web on one of my colas. I removed the webbing and noticed a few spider mites on the leaves. Do I need to remove them before harvest, will they make webs on the buds while they dry? Or will they leave once I cut the plants down?
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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Rollitupwarrior said:
How does this affect the buds and what can/should I do? The plants are ripe enough for harvest now, the plan was to lower the ppm over the next 3 days but I’ll cut them now if needed!
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You can take em anytime that isn't reversible and I would fix the environment that prompted them
Probably heat and lack of air movement is my guess
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Hard part is after harvest getting rid of the fkrs from the room. Very hard to get rid of them.

When i had Spider mites I chopped and left just one plant and it got to this stage. Pretty cool pic.

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Rollitupwarrior

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Lucky Luke said:
Hard part is after harvest getting rid of the fkrs from the room. Very hard to get rid of them.

When i had Spider mites I chopped and left just one plant and it got to this stage. Pretty cool pic.

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That’s annoying. It’s my first proper grow and I only have 2 plants so I’ll be harvesting them at the same time to ensure this doesn’t happen. They’re currently 1 day off 9 weeks into flower.
So I’m gonna chop and do an OCD clean, couple bug bombs, some h2o2 to clean the tent and then I’ll give it a wipe down with plain water and detergent.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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Rollitupwarrior said:
Hey guys, just noticed I have some spider mites that spindled up a web on one of my colas. I removed the webbing and noticed a few spider mites on the leaves. Do I need to remove them before harvest, will they make webs on the buds while they dry? Or will they leave once I cut the plants down?
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All good responses from fellow members. The vacuum thing definitely try. You could spray wi a garden hose from the underside/topside. Or wash your buds after you chop. It's really easy. 1 five gallon bucket of 90 degrees F, water with half cup of baking soda n half cup of real lemon juice.. Do a twist n shake for 20-30 seconds. Then 2 more 5 gallon buckets of cool water for a final rinse. Swing the buds around like it's a cat by the tail. Then hang with a light breeze, and then continue dry and cure as normal. You will shit when you see the dirty water of the first bucket, and what was actually on your buds..
 
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Rollitupwarrior

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Zephyrs said:
All good responses from fellow members. The vacuum thing definitely try. You could spray wi a garden hose from the underside/topside. Or wash your buds after you chop. It's really easy. 1 five gallon bucket of 90 degrees F, water with half cup of baking soda n half cup of real lemon juice.. Do a twist n shake for 20-30 seconds. Then 2 more 5 gallon buckets of cool water for a final rinse. Swing the buds around like it's a cat by the tail. Then hang with a light breeze, and then continue dry and cure as normal. You will shit when you see the dirty water of the first bucket, and what was actually on your buds..
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Hey, I’ve seen a couple people talking about this, there’s just one thing. Where I live is Au is always pretty humid (doesn’t go under 40-50 very often). If I washed the buds and hung them up to dry in say 55% humidity, is this a for sure way to cause mould and should I stray from washing them?
 
Hobbes

Hobbes

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Rollitupwarrior I just did a H2O2 wash to get rid of powdery mildew at harvest. you're doing pretty much the same thing.

Here's a video:

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J232

J232

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Rollitupwarrior said:
Hey, I’ve seen a couple people talking about this, there’s just one thing. Where I live is Au is always pretty humid (doesn’t go under 40-50 very often). If I washed the buds and hung them up to dry in say 55% humidity, is this a for sure way to cause mould and should I stray from washing them?
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If you wash, would use increased or light direct airflow for the first day hanging then go normal. I been drying at 60% for 17-18 days now.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Rollitupwarrior said:
Hey, I’ve seen a couple people talking about this, there’s just one thing. Where I live is Au is always pretty humid (doesn’t go under 40-50 very often). If I washed the buds and hung them up to dry in say 55% humidity, is this a for sure way to cause mould and should I stray from washing them?
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No just keep the air moving with a fan.
Im drying in the garage atm and its been 70 to 90%RH for the last three weeks. Just takes such a long time to dry is all.
I do put the wood heater on every couple days to get the RH down to 50s to help.

If you wash with H2o2 then any mould spores are dead anyways.
 
Zephyrs

Zephyrs

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J232 said:
If you wash, would use increased or light direct airflow for the first day hanging then go normal. I been drying at 60% for 17-18 days now.
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Yes for the first 24 hrs after a wash, i do put my oscillating fan on medium which is more than usual. Then a very, very light breeze for 5-9 more days in a dark room. My RH fluctuations through out the year makes me bird dog my drying buds even more.
 
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Rollitupwarrior

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J232 said:
Geez, how long can you hold out in that range? I’m getting impatient at 60, wondering when to end it, soon I figure. I’m just picking and smoking it for now... testing :eyesmoke:
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When drying at 60%, should I have any fans pointed directly at the buds or just at the wall so it rebounds off?
 
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