Deltron 3030
Well-Known Member
**Should I go nuclear on this longstanding Spider Mite problem and use avid and/or floramite? Advice needed please praying to God**
I have been growing organically indoors for a handful of years, at first with no pest issues. Spider Mites entered my garden via cutting around 3 years ago. They immediately became a problem during flower cycle, likely after festering in vegetative state unbeknownst to me, at the time. Fast forward multiple cycles, some passable, others a disaster; never exceptional I have come to dread this little bastards. Number one I recognize it is a cleanliness issue in terms of proper pruning, removal of dead plant material, having minimal hiding areas for bugs with shit on the floor etc. Clean out between crops. I have used primarily two sprays as there isnt many other options here, one being end-all the other being bug-b-gone. They both contain pyrethrin which I think is one of my main problems, these mites have become somewhat resistant to it. Theyve been sprayed with it here for years, and for years prior to that at other indoor gardens.
With repeated applications it does eventually knock them down to the point there is minimal but still present bug damage. They linger in the areas the spray does not reach essentially. Where they cause me issues most as they progress into the mid-to late of flower its a race against time against their growing population. Where there may have been 1% mite affected area its slowly grows into taking out entire plants, that have to be burned rather than salvaged they become so bad. Its honestly horrific and completely discouraging. To have more success with randomly planted guerillas plots, letting mother nature deal with mites-as opposed to the indoor grow room that is incubating them. It upsets to have better quality from a lesser outdoor environment than I do from the indoor controlled one.
With that said I am ready to go fully nuclear on these bastards. I have shut down the room, torn out all the red-green style mylar and black and white film. Tore out out the floor down to concrete. I am going to finish the walls and ceilings, paint the floor and hopefully give the mites less places to hide (behind plastic, studs and joists etc). I have moved my cutting to another spot temporarily in the meantime, they are still being affected by lingering mites however. I have even hung a hot shot no pest strip which is something that goes so against my organic ethics and practices. Should I go all out and use the nuclear option such as avid, or floramite? Or is this far too toxic. Keep in mind these f****rs just wont die.
I have been growing organically indoors for a handful of years, at first with no pest issues. Spider Mites entered my garden via cutting around 3 years ago. They immediately became a problem during flower cycle, likely after festering in vegetative state unbeknownst to me, at the time. Fast forward multiple cycles, some passable, others a disaster; never exceptional I have come to dread this little bastards. Number one I recognize it is a cleanliness issue in terms of proper pruning, removal of dead plant material, having minimal hiding areas for bugs with shit on the floor etc. Clean out between crops. I have used primarily two sprays as there isnt many other options here, one being end-all the other being bug-b-gone. They both contain pyrethrin which I think is one of my main problems, these mites have become somewhat resistant to it. Theyve been sprayed with it here for years, and for years prior to that at other indoor gardens.
With repeated applications it does eventually knock them down to the point there is minimal but still present bug damage. They linger in the areas the spray does not reach essentially. Where they cause me issues most as they progress into the mid-to late of flower its a race against time against their growing population. Where there may have been 1% mite affected area its slowly grows into taking out entire plants, that have to be burned rather than salvaged they become so bad. Its honestly horrific and completely discouraging. To have more success with randomly planted guerillas plots, letting mother nature deal with mites-as opposed to the indoor grow room that is incubating them. It upsets to have better quality from a lesser outdoor environment than I do from the indoor controlled one.
With that said I am ready to go fully nuclear on these bastards. I have shut down the room, torn out all the red-green style mylar and black and white film. Tore out out the floor down to concrete. I am going to finish the walls and ceilings, paint the floor and hopefully give the mites less places to hide (behind plastic, studs and joists etc). I have moved my cutting to another spot temporarily in the meantime, they are still being affected by lingering mites however. I have even hung a hot shot no pest strip which is something that goes so against my organic ethics and practices. Should I go all out and use the nuclear option such as avid, or floramite? Or is this far too toxic. Keep in mind these f****rs just wont die.
