Mite problem solved?

Tyler Durden 77

Active Member
:bigjoint:new to this site.....jus my humble opinioin.... had a same problem! did the neem oil like you did with dishsoap.... but i ordered 3000 ladybugs! man those girls are the stepdaughters of the family! Now dont get me wrong, alot of them jus want to mate! cool to watch( i spend too much time in my room) some jus die... but a good percentage eat their asses off! and really control the problem. Bottom line is if you have mites your really never gonna get rid of them atleast not in the middle of a grow! not without harmful chems that will stress your plant and hurt your harvest. So you haver to manage the problem especially since you cant spray with the neem after two weeks into harvest. So in my opinion get some ladybugs! Alot! cuz your gonna loose alot to sex, stupidity cuz they fly into the light, but you will have some that will be eating machines. In my humble opinion
 

mr.smileyface

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They wont get sucked out. But if it's cold outside your exhaust can be a bigger target than your intake. The mites may follow the source of the heat right to your plants.

And don't think they can't, you ever see a bug hang on to your windsheild at 40 or 50 mph?

A stocking would be the easiest fix on your exhaust because you don't want to get oil in your carbon filter (carbon filters wont keep mites out). If you can rig your exhaust & intake up with one of those cone car air filters that you're supposed to treat with oil, that may be the best & least expensive fix next to the stockings. Just remember to spray it with oil every once in a while.
what do you mean tho a stocking? over the end part of the exhaust? my exhaust runs 24 7 dude and goes in an attic.. And its off the ground when it goes there. Im worried about the mites in there right now. i think they ran to the top side of the leaf.. im going there with neem and dish soap and finishing them off. could i mix the neem with the azamax?
 

mr.smileyface

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:bigjoint:new to this site.....jus my humble opinioin.... had a same problem! did the neem oil like you did with dishsoap.... but i ordered 3000 ladybugs! man those girls are the stepdaughters of the family! Now dont get me wrong, alot of them jus want to mate! cool to watch( i spend too much time in my room) some jus die... but a good percentage eat their asses off! and really control the problem. Bottom line is if you have mites your really never gonna get rid of them atleast not in the middle of a grow! not without harmful chems that will stress your plant and hurt your harvest. So you haver to manage the problem especially since you cant spray with the neem after two weeks into harvest. So in my opinion get some ladybugs! Alot! cuz your gonna loose alot to sex, stupidity cuz they fly into the light, but you will have some that will be eating machines. In my humble opinion
Try azamax it works good. its not for sale here in canada but i can get it. You can spray with neem oil untill 2 weeks before harvest. thanks for your advice. where could i get some?
 

doogleef

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Floramite works in 1 treatment. It's pricey for a qt but you can get 1/2,1,2 oz bottles on ebay that makes several gallons of spray and its not that expensive. Neem is great as a precautionary step but adult spider mites laugh at neem.
 

DannyGreenEyes

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what do you mean tho a stocking? over the end part of the exhaust? my exhaust runs 24 7 dude and goes in an attic.. And its off the ground when it goes there. Im worried about the mites in there right now. i think they ran to the top side of the leaf.. im going there with neem and dish soap and finishing them off. could i mix the neem with the azamax?
I don't see why you couldn't mix them, but I don't know whats in them either.

About the stocking, it would just go over the end. Just trying to help you keep from getting them again after these are gone.
 

Tyler Durden 77

Active Member
[/Try azamax it works good. its not for sale here in canada but i can get it. You can spray with neem oil untill 2 weeks before harvest. thanks for your advice. where could i get some?]
their easy to fing just google ladybugs for sale. Home depot even has them when their in season. I went to Gardening Zone.com they even have an express option... for like 3000 it was like 30 buck with shipping! had them their in 3 days! FYI i think they work better in conjunction with neem oil and dishsoap. mix the neem and soap i beilieve the mixture is 1ml neem 1ml soap ( regulr dishsoap palmolive, dawn, no flavors or scents or antibacterial! spray ur plants good upside down ( i DID) get all undersides soaked then do the top of the leave too! I didnt the first time and saw those fuckers making homes on the tops of leaves! so do both. Then the next day after spraying the leaves again with regular water release ur ladys! i usually do half, then spray with the mix ( neem soap) again like 3 days later, spray with water the day after and release the rest of the ladys! and sim sim sala bim! problem controlled! atleast it worked for me! dont worry after u get them in control they will never get the best of you again! Happy Growing!
 

mr.smileyface

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MY apologies! 1ml neem 1ml dishsoap to 1 gal of RO or distilled water!!!!!!!!! sorry didnt put that in.
i do 10ml per litre with a small amout of dishsoap.
I just got a spraying to get under the leaves with. You pump it up a bunch and you go spray for 10-20 minutes. Its good for getting under all the leaves. Then im going to do a light coat on the top of the leafs. Azamax is good stuff. Good thing i wore a resperater and gloves. I always have my sunglasses:fire: Then the next day im going to get them with neem to get all the eggs. They have been getting rhinoskin to make them tuff. So i dont care if they get stressed to much. I care more about getting those mites gone. As for my outtake there is no way they could get in that way...It doesnt go directly outside. a sock would just slow down the air flow. Maybe if it helped the smell more. Maybe another filter. I think i might do a bomb.
 

Tyler Durden 77

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i do 10ml per litre with a small amout of dishsoap.
I just got a spraying to get under the leaves with. You pump it up a bunch and you go spray for 10-20 minutes. Its good for getting under all the leaves. Then im going to do a light coat on the top of the leafs. Azamax is good stuff. Good thing i wore a resperater and gloves. I always have my sunglasses:fire: Then the next day im going to get them with neem to get all the eggs. They have been getting rhinoskin to make them tuff. So i dont care if they get stressed to much. I care more about getting those mites gone. As for my outtake there is no way they could get in that way...It doesnt go directly outside. a sock would just slow down the air flow. Maybe if it helped the smell more. Maybe another filter. I think i might do a bomb.
Okay I dont know alot about all those chems u mentioned? Im a new grower learning on the fly, however the learnig curve is high! I gotta a 40 plant hydro setup in a 3 x 6 tray with two 600 hps. lights with ajust-a-wings and supper spreaders! so it was a lil intense in the begining, had alot of issues with no help other than posts! ( wasnt registered yet ).....
Say that to say this, may be a noob(whatever that means) but i speak from experience. Chems sound rather harsh? I like to stay as much away from chems as poss. from what ive seen they can hurt your harvest! :wall: Thats why I stayed with the Neem Dishsoap and ladybugs! if you read that previous post I promise you will be good! As far as the stocking?.......

Heres a cut and dry scenario..... not to contadict anyone or step on toes! jus my humble opinon. The mite are not coming in from the exhaust vent???? not with the fan blowing like it does? is it on 24/7? if it is there is no way they r coming in that way!!!!!!!!! as for the induction air fan. get one of your gf or moms stockings, dip it in the same solution u r using to spray the plants against the mites.... once wet place over the induction fan, so that things coming in must pass through the treated stocking first...... no mites will get through! atleast not get through and live! Be smart if you cant jus wrap the stocking around the vent get some tape, paperclips twisties, i dunno something to make it stick. This should help you issues! Happy Growing:bigjoint:
 

Tyler Durden 77

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BTW i think your using waaaayyyyy toooooo much neem oil? becarful! less is always better than more in this field!!!! in my humble opinion!
 

mr.smileyface

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BTW i think your using waaaayyyyy toooooo much neem oil? becarful! less is always better than more in this field!!!! in my humble opinion!
i dont have an intake fan its just a piece of ducting and its not on the ground. i spray the azamax up the intake duct. If they wanted to come in they would come in under the door or something.. Azamax isnt really a chem but a pyrithium is and maybe it would help... Im going to get floramite if the azamax doesnt work by the end of the week...
As for to much? it says a 15ml tablespoon per litre. i think your doing to little. i want to whip them out not make them immune to the neem. im going to use three differnt products so they cant get immune to it... Im going to spray the azamax on the floor and under the door. And i cleaned the room better. i think i have enough time to whip them out. what would happen if i didnt get them all by harvest?
 

Tyler Durden 77

Active Member
i dont have an intake fan its just a piece of ducting and its not on the ground. i spray the azamax up the intake duct. If they wanted to come in they would come in under the door or something.. Azamax isnt really a chem but a pyrithium is and maybe it would help... Im going to get floramite if the azamax doesnt work by the end of the week...
As for to much? it says a 15ml tablespoon per litre. i think your doing to little. i want to whip them out not make them immune to the neem. im going to use three differnt products so they cant get immune to it... Im going to spray the azamax on the floor and under the door. And i cleaned the room better. i think i have enough time to whip them out. what would happen if i didnt get them all by harvest?
;-) whatever works for you.... yea i can feel what ur sayin as far as not using enough....it has jus been my experience that going full throttle with my babies ALWAYS got me into trouble..... so now im sooo more cautious. BTW, havent had any issues, started with palmolive only with mediocre results, (2wice), then combined the neem and soap with amazing results!(2wice) but it wasnt until i introduced the ladybugs in conjuction with the neem and soap that my porblem became non existant...... in my humble opinion when looking at pyritheum, safers soap, and other alternative means the effects and possibility of a diminished harvest or perhaps worse diminished smoke?! (oh no) the ends didnt justify the means. But, like I said B4 whatever works for u! who the hell am i, and what do i know. no one knows about your grow better than u. So kill those little bastards! kill em for me! Happy Growing, Happier Hunting:fire:
 

Tyler Durden 77

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Sorry for the double post! you have! to get rid of them B4 harvest! those little fucks mutiply more cuz their food is so much more abundant! plus sweeter! they love that shit! plus all that aggressive control pesticides and such has to come to a halt during flowering! hence the ladybugs! there all alot of post on here about using even neem after the 2nd week of flowering. And they will b more detailed and more knowlegable than I! jus keep on it, b resiliant cuz they r! but dont worry ur on the right path! Happy Growing!
 

DannyGreenEyes

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I would use this in conjuntion with other things, like insecticides, fly strips, humidity, etc..... But it should prove to be a valuable tool & help you get the upper hand.
 

doogleef

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Floramite is a selective miticide that provides outstanding control of a variety of mite pests on roses and other ornamental plants. Floramite provides quick knockdown generally occuring within 3 days of application and long residual control of more than 21 days. The new chemistry of Floramite is effective on a variety of species and life stages of mites. Unlike avid Floramite has more residual effect, and does not require multiple treatments in succession - it should not be used more than once per month. Floramite should be mixed at 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons per gallon (1 oz bottle makes 24 gallons).
Shit kills spider mites dead. Ebay.
 
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