Light spider mites on week 7 flower out of 10

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marsuzano99

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I am on week 7 of flower out of 9 or ten week chop date. I noticed some speckling that is reminiscent of spider mite damage I have had before. I also see a couple spider mites on specific strains. Any tips for keeping them at bay organically? I will not spray, and would rather treat this without spraying. Will pulling affected fan leaves help, or will they just move up because there is less plant material for them to feed on? I am wiping with alcohol right now and affecting the most affected leaves. No webs are seen, just light speckling on a few leaves. Any tips to just keep them at bay until flowering is done and chopped. I don’t need to eradicate, I would just like to keep them out of my hair best as possible and not have to chop early or spray.
 
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marsuzano99

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I’ve definitely had worse harvests and infestations than this one, but I really want to subdue the attack as much as possible since this is a pheno hunt, and I want to run the plants to their full flowering cycle. If necessary I will only flower to 9 weeks if the last week seems critical. Any tips to subdue without spraying? Either environmental factors or training the plants (pulling affected leaves) that you have all seen to work well/ help you all in subduing the infestation/managing it for a good harvest. No webs are present, and I have never seen webs present ever before.
 
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polska86

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Hoover or vacuum,,, i have done on clones not sure how work on flowering, but you could make it work i think if the vacuum os strong enough and make a good funnel to compensate the size of buds or what ever
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Also … looks like narrow leaf sativa - your “ chop “ date might be subjective - breeder harvest times are guides only.

Post some pictures of flowers.
 
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