More webs but no spider mites

2feather18

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I just don't understand it I see a couple webs on the bottom stock of my plant I remove them five days later they reappear I inspected every fucking Leaf there is .On the front on the back. there's no signs of spider mites .there's nothing. I don't understand it .I even checked the soil but they don't even live in the soil is this a common spider that is just passing by or just happened to be in my tent anybody else find webs but no spider mites
 

Wizzlebiz

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Its most likely spider mites. Or Spiderman. But probably mites.

They don't only hang out on the leaves. Every little nook and cranny of that plant is a prime location to hide from big bad you.
 

go go kid

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the webs from spider mites would be right in between the leaf blades where they meet in the middle, you see little webs apearing with little dots on the webs, not very big at first. itwould take a house spider a single night to rebuild his/her web, spider mites would take 5 days torebuild theres
 

go go kid

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ill have to find my catalogue for the name of the site, but i get pouches to hang and these little things to sprinkle on the leaves
 

kratos015

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Spider mite webs are very distinctive from spider webs. Spider mite webs are much "tighter" if that makes any sense. Mites are tricky little fuckers, if you see webs from mites then you have mites.

Make some habanero pepper spray. Boil around a dozen habanero peppers (or hotter peppers if available) in some water, get it nice and concentrates and strain the liquid. And be careful, wear gloves and even goggles if you can. It'll sting your eyes if you sit in front of the boiling pepper mix without any goggles, but that's a great sign. If it stings your eyes being near it, just imagine what it'll do to pests.

Spray ALL of your plants with it, multiple times a day.

It can be used up until the last 48 hours of flower with zero negative effects, you won't taste it one bit.


Then, after your grow is done (assuming you're indoors) don't grow a single plant in the grow environment again until you sterilize the fuck out of it. Bleach water in a pump sprayer, spray and scrub every single last surface. Otherwise they'll just come back.

Control them ASAP, I've had a 6ft tall mother plant die within 24 hours once before. I'm not exaggerating when I say that literally the entire 6ft plant was completely covered in webs and mites.
 

2feather18

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View attachment 4694379 spider mites and there web
Spider mite webs are very distinctive from spider webs. Spider mite webs are much "tighter" if that makes any sense. Mites are tricky little fuckers, if you see webs from mites then you have mites.

Make some habanero pepper spray. Boil around a dozen habanero peppers (or hotter peppers if available) in some water, get it nice and concentrates and strain the liquid. And be careful, wear gloves and even goggles if you can. It'll sting your eyes if you sit in front of the boiling pepper mix without any goggles, but that's a great sign. If it stings your eyes being near it, just imagine what it'll do to pests.

Spray ALL of your plants with it, multiple times a day.

It can be used up until the last 48 hours of flower with zero negative effects, you won't taste it one bit.


Then, after your grow is done (assuming you're indoors) don't grow a single plant in the grow environment again until you sterilize the fuck out of it. Bleach water in a pump sprayer, spray and scrub every single last surface. Otherwise they'll just come back.

Control them ASAP, I've had a 6ft tall mother plant die within 24 hours once before. I'm not exaggerating when I say that literally the entire 6ft plant was completely covered in webs and mites.
This is just one web I took care of it maybe too and they don't go near the leaves
 

2feather18

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Its most likely spider mites. Or Spiderman. But probably mites.

They don't only hang out on the leaves. Every little nook and cranny of that plant is a prime location to hide from big bad you.
I mean the webs it's just one or two and they go from stock to Branch not even around the leaves I can't find them I just sprayed it with neem oil
 

2feather18

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I don't know I'm just praying the shit out of him with neem oil but my buds are already almost done so I don't want my buds to taste like neem oil
 

kratos015

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I don't know I'm just praying the shit out of him with neem oil but my buds are already almost done so I don't want my buds to taste like neem oil
Post pics ASAP so we can all be sure.

But if they aren't going for leaves and you aren't seeing white "spots/specs" on the tops of the leaves then it could be a normal spider. You're looking on the undersides of the leaves and have already tried looking for those "white specs" that indicate a spider mite is sucking the juices from the leaves, yes?

Pics will give us all a much better idea, only so much we can do with just words unfortunately.

Edit: And definitely don't use neem oil if you can avoid it, you're right about the smell/flavor. Use Neem Meal in your soil mix next time, for the meantime the pepper spray does wonders.
 

2feather18

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Post pics ASAP so we can all be sure.

But if they aren't going for leaves and you aren't seeing white "spots/specs" on the tops of the leaves then it could be a normal spider. You're looking on the undersides of the leaves and have already tried looking for those "white specs" that indicate a spider mite is sucking the juices from the leaves, yes?

Pics will give us all a much better idea, only so much we can do with just words unfortunately.

Edit: And definitely don't use neem oil if you can avoid it, you're right about the smell/flavor. Use Neem Meal in your soil mix next time, for the meantime the pepper spray does wonders.
I can show you the pictures but there's nothing there there's just one string of web that I removed
 
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