I've had mites for the better part of 6 months. I've tried so much shit, tried to keep it organic, but they just seem to like to fuck in whatever I spray. Here is a list of stuff I've tried
Rubbing alcohol/water
1/4
1/2
1/1
Straight alcohol
The 1/1 is a good way to knock them down. I didny notice any I'll effects from the straight rubbing alcohol, and it evaporates quickly. You'll need to apply twice a day at least to interrupt their life cycle.
Habanero Pepper spray
Cleared my sinuses, made the tent sticky. Mites were wearing Sombreros.
Clove, lavender spray
Smells fantastic. Does next to nothing
Neem
Tried and true. Doesn't kill the eggs, can't spray too late into flower.
Pyrethren
Works pretty well, don't overdo it or it will burn your foliage. I get the concentrate %10. Again, you'll have to hit them every day to disrupt their life cycle.
Acephate
This was my last ditch effort. Acephate is a systemic, which means it is absorbed through the roots and distributed through the plants vascular system. Acephate is present in the plant for 15 days after application. The mites eat the leaf, they die.
Now, I don't want to smoke any acephate. No matter who says its not in the plant anymore. So I treated my mother plants, clones, and veg plants (all of which had mites). I continued spraying rubbing alcohol before lights on, make sure to get the underside of the leaves, and pyrethrin/neem/water 2tbsp/1tbsp/1gal at lights out. Get a sprayer with a wand.
Veg plants, mother's are currently mite free. One flower tent is clear, second still has some leaf damage, but I don't see any mites. So I think the acephate worked, in combination with the 2 sprays. I cloned my mother plants before starting all this, so I was able to rid the veg of mites and trash everything in veg. Only missed about 3 weeks in my perpetual schedule.
In conclusion, I sacrificed my veg plants by making them deadly to the enemy. As they were dying from botulism and other bloody orifice diseases, I was flawlessly orchestrating an air campaign with a various array of ordinance. Hit them hard, and hit them often. Spray every day for a month. Then when they are gone, don't stop. But every 3 days is OK. Once a week is asking for mites again.
Anyone else know of any systemic for mites that works and doesn't smell like a Sulphur train collided with a cabbage tanker, id love to hear about it.
Hope this helps, fuck the borg.
