Found these under a microscope.. what are they? Spidermites?

I think I have spidermites... first time... so angry... there are so many but not much harm has been done yet... I can see these things just attacking the leaves under a microscope..

They are huge too, if they are mites, they are adults!

i chucked the plants under the shower and watered them down and I can't see any mites with my eyes but I will get some neem oil tomorrow and see what happens....

They hide UNDER LEAVES. go to your LOCAL hydro store and get a can of that Bug spray for plants. Stand 3-4 feet away and give them a Nice Foliar Feed of POISON. mMmmm.. only in veg tho,

damn bro mited fo sho, get on it and best of luck wiht the borg...if you have a garden wrap that girl n plastic and throw it away. its not worth infecting other plants. my first indoor grow ever had mites BAD and it took like 6 monthes to get rid of them completely. fuckers just kept coming back after 3 or 4 weeks

So most have disappeared although a few still remain, so I want to get this under control... I've ordered Mite-Rid and should be here in 2 days.... until then I'm going to try and just water off these damn spider mites. I have 3 plants in flower, 2 have about 2-4 weeks left and one is about 2-3 weeks in.. so pissed off... never would have thought they'd get into my indoor room, never really thought of them at all infesting on my plants... might try some rubbing alcohol and water

sorry, must have been srunk when i post last...i finally got rid of them with a triple dose of hot shots, but i wouldnt suggest going that strong

I used SNS17 spray for spider mites. It's an organic spray that uses rosemary oil as it's main ingredient. I used it and it didn't hurt the ladies at all. You can even use it in flower up to the last 2 weeks. Kills them instantly but it's kind of expensive. I have a few left over, I got some cuttings off of all the ladies and plan on flowering the moms before I move. I think it's not worth it to bring them into the new space, just my opinion.

Good luck with that.

ewww those things look nasty. Good luck in getting rid of those suckers, ive heard that using a bit of dish soap with water and spray it on your leaves can be an easy way to get rid of insects.

Ok so I just got back from a garden shop and picked up 2 things.

Yates - Insect & Mite Killer (Natrasoap)
Contains - Potassium salts of fatty acids.
Soap based spray. Bio-degradable and non-residual.

Eco-Neem
Botanical insecticide.
Contains - Azadirachtin A & B

I just noticed the DO NOT use on plants that produce food for human or animal consumption on the Eco-Neem though... Might try and just spray the leaves and wipe it on around the bud leaves carefully with this one.

I was going to use one now and another in 4-5 days...
Any advice?

Skroatz

Those are crotch crickets.

Damn Bro, I looked at your pics, looks like spider mites to me. Are there any webs ? I hate them BASTARDS.......... If you have a lot of plants I would segregate that one or get rid of it. If not, it's an uphill battle. I've used DAWN dish soap(diluted) and it has worked to get them off of the leaves. But that doesn't work for long. A friend of mine told me tip to use if I ever get them again and they establish themselves. He swear by it. He told me that he's used Elmers Glue (diluted to a creamy paste). He told me that the glue doesn't bother the plant and that it traps the spider mites and there eggs when it dries and you can scrape them off. Makes sense, hopefully I don't have to go through a spider mite episode ever again. But if I do i'll try the Elmers Glue.

What kind of camera did you use to take those pics ? They came out pretty good, good enough to freak me out and give me nightmares.

Damn looks like everybody wants to get stoned, bet those bastards are high as a kite LMFAO. Sorry about your problem.

If you still have, which i bet you be the number of eggs on that leaf. eggs are the little white dots that hatch in a 3 day rotation. You NEED a real spray if you plan to get rid of the most sprays will kill some of the adults but not the eggs. I have been battling these little f'ers for about 8 months but have finally got rid of them for good i pray. I used a combonation of AVID and FLORAMITE. sprayed avid on day 1 and 5 then floramite on day 10 and 14. some mites have become immune to regular pest contol methods like neem ect. you really do need two methods to compleatly get rid of them

Those are red mites, (im surprised no one recognized them) they are nasty little buggers but not as bad as two spotted spider mites or mendo mites. i have never used eco-neem but it contains azadiractin which is the same chemical in azamax and azatrol. maybe the other ingredients aren't safe. the insecticidal soap will knock them down but you need something that will kill the eggs. don't use avid alone it doesn't kill the eggs and pests become immune in a few generations, that is how the mendo mite evolved. don't use floramite or forbid during flower. the best thing for you is a food safe neem or azadiractin product.

Skroatz said:

I think I have spidermites... first time... so angry... there are so many but not much harm has been done yet... I can see these things just attacking the leaves under a microscope..

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If you're into flowering be careful because any insecticides might mess up the bud, but keep an eye on them because they do come back!
Get some lady bugs to throw into your room if you just a few, but if there are a lot of them you'll have to take drastic measures (azamax seems to be the shit) Read up on preventing spider mites from coming on your next harvest, you'll want to maybe replace your mylar or wash it really good as well as the rest of the room. They are small but those fucking pricks will come back)

Good luck buddy!

Well I first gave them a shower down, rubbed down the leaves and tried to shake as much water off the plants as I could, without damaging them. The next day there was a few but not as much as there was, I sprayed the soap based stuff diluted with water ALL over the plants, under leaves and tried to avoid big bug spots. The day after I cleaned out the room, top to bottom alcohol wipe down, Plants checked and seeing hardly anything I still sprayed the eco-neem over the plants and around the room. I ordered Mite-Rid also off ebay, should be here Monday (4 days from last spraying), So I will spray the plants and room again. Might even give them another hit of the eco-neem tomorrow. The plants are doing a lot better and I've noticed lower leaves staying healthy. I thought it was a phosphorus def. Maybe the mites was the problem. I will post pictures over the weekend.

Sure about them being red mites? I hope so, I have had these things outdoors couple years ago, they didn't seem to damage THAT much but the webbing was quite noticeable. Back then I didn't really care because it was my first grow and experimenting, thinking they were going to go to shit anyway and I also didn't realise what bugs they were and just brushed them off.

Thanks everyone for the info.