Eliminating spider mites for good

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SSHZ

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The spray stresses the plants and it's easier if you give them a break for a day or two. I've read that they are less likely to show negative effects if you raise the lights some. So instead of raising them, I cut back on the power some.
 
Alienwidow

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Dr.Pecker said:
How you use the hotshot strip makes the difference. Late in flower's probably not a very good idea. I would give it a few weeks to air the plants out if you had to. I think its the same stuff they put in a flea collar, poor dogie. My flowers are cut and I'm doing clean up. I'm going to clean everything.
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Thats a nice unit for outdoor but they make an electric one for indoor use. Its an atomizer that runs on an extension cord and doesnt give off gas burning fumes. 240$ i think from amazon. Its called a mosquito fogger.
 
Alienwidow

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abe supercro said:
I never wear the shoes I was wearing outdoors, or working in the yard specifically, into my home. Maybe those suckers cld jump onto one of my cats, but mites have never been a problem for me. I think I have a ton of beneficial spiders that zap em if the appear. One reason I don't like pest strips is it would kill off my beneficial critters, spiders and such.
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If you live in a spot where it freezes outside for a good chunk of the year youll have a better chance at keeping them gone because the outside ones die. If you live somewhere that it only freezes sometimes and it doesnt freeze one year, its going to be a bad year for mites.
 
abe supercro

abe supercro

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Alienwidow said:
If you live in a spot where it freezes outside for a good chunk of the year youll have a better chance at keeping them gone because the outside ones die. If you live somewhere that it only freezes sometimes and it doesnt freeze one year, its going to be a bad year for mites.
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good point. It freezes here always. guess I could be a little more thankful for harsh winters now. thanks man
 
Alienwidow

Alienwidow

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abe supercro said:
good point. It freezes here always. guess I could be a little more thankful for harsh winters now. thanks man
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The best thing ive found for spider mites is ladybugs. Hands down. If you run a sealed room theyre easy and cheap. 10 bucks gets you 1500 and that will last two weeks to a month or more in a huge tent. They wont eliminate the problem completely right away, but they work so well you wont see any more damage. Just make sure all the escape holes are covered.
 
grapefruitmarmalade

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I've had issues with mites this past grow and I noticed too late to stop them spotting up my leaves. However I used warm water + dish soap + neem oil and I oversaturate the underside of the leaves with fine spray and bugs, dust, and general scum drips off. I think it helps with mold as well. So yeah this will be a precautionary weekly shower for my plants from now on. Hope it works for you
 
texasjack

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Sprayed my plants with Avid today for the broad mite problem. I did about 1/5 tsp per my liter spray bottle. That seemed to be the correct ratio according to the package. I sprayed the shit out if them top and bottom but I'm sure I missed something. So what now? More Avid? Neem? Nothing? I'm going to veg for another month probably. Here they are this weekend.WP_20151101_10_49_32_Pro_noexif.jpg
 
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Dr.Pecker

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texasjack said:
Sprayed my plants with Avid today for the broad mite problem. I did about 1/5 tsp per my liter spray bottle. That seemed to be the correct ratio according to the package. I sprayed the shit out if them top and bottom but I'm sure I missed something. So what now? More Avid? Neem? Nothing? I'm going to veg for another month probably. Here they are this weekend.View attachment 3535539
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Broad mites are a different monster all together definitely treat again. They crawl through leaf veins so contact sprays wont really hurt them. some people use a hot water bath, I'm not really sure how to do it though.
 
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Groitco

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Whodatt

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I can vouch for nuke em. I've killed two spotted mites and broad mite infestations with it. I tried forbid,avid,and other chemicals and nothing would kill them like nuke em. I spray nuke em at least once a week as part of my ipm. Been bug free for awhile now. My two cents.
 
bird mcbride

bird mcbride

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I have never had to resort to spraying the plants with any chemicals to get rid of spider mites.

I find it is best to wash the op down with liquid house and garden RAID before the grow starts. Do every surface, vents, walls ceilings etc. After that it's just a matter of using a soft paint brush to remove the webbing and the pump up sprayer with fresh or reservoir water to blast them off the plants. The RAID has a residue effect.

I find that where I live spider mites come with new seedlings as they are not indigenous to the region. I have NEVER seen a spider mite on any of my moms, only on seedlings in or going into bud.
 
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