Regardless, action should be taken to keep them away during your entire grow time. From soil prep to one week prior to harvesting, liquid seaweed needs to be foliar feed every 7 to 10 days. This does several things. #1. Seaweed, itself, is a natural rooting stimulator, when watered in. #2. Seaweed has 90 good componets in it, your Ladies will love it. #3. The seaweed allows your Ladies stalk & branches to become SO dense & strong, that the Spider Mites can't chew into your ladies legs & arms. When molasess is added to seaweed, the benefits of each multiplies, for unknown reasons. For foliar feeding, use 2 Tbs. of seaweed to one Tbs of molasess per 1 Qt. of good, warm, clean water. This will also, #4. assist in promoting the Plants natural Immunity system with, in it's self, fights off pest and disease. Give the Baby what she needs, & she will defend herself.