Spidermites ? PLEASE HELP Quick

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Meast21

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Growing in dwc 5th day of flowering.
Ok so I noticed those yellowish speckles on my lower branches (upper half of plant doesn't have speckles ??). So I tried put a piece of computer paper under the leaf and tapped it and then looked at the paper and seen about 4-5 very tiny clear bugs (almost microscopic)

ARE THESE SPIDERMITES ??

Also I did the paper thing again multiply times and couldn't find anymore. Also my humidity is around high 50's which is not as good for mites.

Spraying azamak tommorrow all over plant about 1 hour after light goes off.
 
GreenThumbSucker

GreenThumbSucker

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Hotshot no pest strips. They contain Dichlorvos which is used to keep grain bug free while it is in silos. It has a half life of a few hours.

I use them like this:
I have my exhaust fan on a timer. I also have a small floor fan on a timer. I put the hotshots in front of the floor fan and time it so when the lights go out, the exaust fan turns off and the floor fan comes on, blowing across the hotshots. An hour before the lights come back on, the floor fan kicks off and the exhaust fan kicks back on.

Every few days I add a new hotshot.

One thing, if your air pump is in the same room as the hotshots, you will push hotshot air through your airstones and into your reservoir which will cause nutrient deficiencies (the Dichlorvos blocks uptake of some micronutrient causing discoloration). The fix for this is to have the air pump in another room and run a tube to your system. That way you are bubbling only fresh air through your buckets.

Keep this up for a few weeks, and all mites will be dead.
 
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Trash305

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Doctor doom is my product of choice. Your local hydro shop should have it... or online on ebay. I order from oasisgardenhydro.com. Should cost you less than $20 for a bottle.
 
GreenThumbSucker

GreenThumbSucker

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Trash305 said:
Doctor doom is my product of choice. Your local hydro shop should have it... or online on ebay. I order from oasisgardenhydro.com. Should cost you less than $20 for a bottle.
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Dr DOom works well to knock them back, but it does not kill the eggs. If you use products like this do so during vegetative. The best mite spray I have ever used was kelthane but they outlawed it back in the early 90s. One application kills the mites AND the eggs.
 
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Doubleup420

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If it is only the 5th day in bomb the room and spray the fuck out of em. Better now then later, I use Azotrol or neem, or both. If you can get floramite use that but hard to get sometimes, be careful with that if you do. Overkill is my moto, those bastards suck, if you spot treat you only need to miss one for them to come back. No mercy. Lady bugs never did right by me as the lights would kill them, if you ad them make sure the treament you used on mites have worn off as that will kill the lady bugs. Good luck
 
dbkick

dbkick

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Warlock1369 said:
Been using it for over a year now. I get the 2.5 gallon and spry every 3-4 weeks if I need to or not. Thinking of getting a room fogger and do it that way.
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eh? do tell, room fogger?like a pyrethrin fogger? thought you meant fogging with the mighty wash . I'm leaning towards a airless paint sprayer. I use an atomist but the thing is harsh .
 
mr.smileyface

mr.smileyface

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You must mean azamax.
best shit around. u can get it off ebay for 20. They dont ship to canada so im stuck with buying a two year supply from my "store"
** use less than 10ml a liter, I use 1 tablespoon per 2litre. I use once before i start 12/12 and once more two weeks into bud.
 
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Meast21

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Here are some more pics... Sorry for the poor quality.... Like previous stated I shook some leaves when paper was underneath the 1st time and seen like 4 mites on it. Last time 1 mite, maybe the leaves are from a ph issue. My avg ph has been 6.5


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dbkick

dbkick

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mr.smileyface said:
You must mean azamax.
best shit around. u can get it off ebay for 20. They dont ship to canada so im stuck with buying a two year supply from my "store"
** use less than 10ml a liter, I use 1 tablespoon per 2litre. I use once before i start 12/12 and once more two weeks into bud.
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no no, you must mean pyganic 5 ec.
 
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Meast21

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Changed res tonight also. Dropped all nutes just a little 5%. Did flush with water out of faucet, I let it run threw system for 30 minutes. Also cleaned sides of rez which had salt buildup. Dropped ph to 5.8
 
dbkick

dbkick

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truthfully in early veg like you are you can look at the ingredient of some badass poison like something used in avid or floramite and get a much cheaper version (more than likely weaker too but wtf) of something at home depot with the same active ingredient .
 
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