Rly Rly Big predator eating spider mites

badja said:

Right so im around 3 weeks into flowering, was tieing my plants up and noticed dreaded spider mites, this is personally the first time iv had the problem, although my friends have had the problem a few times and have dealt with it unsuccesfully, at first inspection it didnt seem too bad only a few of the plants i had seemed to have the problem. So i decided 2000 predators should be able to deal with the pests, so i turned off one of my 3 600w lights to try and lower the temp and slow dwn the mites cycle. So it seems the predators worked and killed all the mites i thought i had, they now seem to have been replaced by these much bigger black mites and i mean the predators are dwarfed by these fuckers. So iv looked into alternatives keeping in mind my grow room , which i have 3 600w lights, big outtake with carbon smaller intake , and one big arse fan which accomdates 20 plants, is basically just half of my bedroom sheeted off. looked into cool air humidifiers since i could do with raising the humidity and lowering the temp anyway but it seems this is a no no during flowering. Read something about garlic cloves and chillies driving them mad but with it being my bedroom the smell is a no no, There is obviously just spraying with insecticide i can get at the grow shop but like i said my mates have had the same problem and nothing they ever tried spraying them with actually got rid of the problem it just lowered the numbers for a short while and then they would come back, obviously i will be useing some sort of spray but i want to use it in conjunction with something else that will actually keep the fuckers away, also i dont know if this is of any help but there dont seem to be any webbing atall really, seen maybe one or 2 slight signs underneath a few small leaves but nothing atall which would indicate spider mites, only the speckling of leaves , Thanks for taking the time to read this and all your help is appreciated no matter how big or small thanks

just had a mad idea, would serious vibration disrupt them, i mean in my room i have a serious sound system now if removed the sheeting placed some big arse speakers facing the plants and hit em with abit of the sister nancy - Bam Bam you reckon it might annoy them??? just a thought lol

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simpsonsampson420 said:

first it sounds like you have aphids and not mites.. mites are all about the same size.. all very small and tiny.. if you are saying the predators are dwarfed in comparison, you may not have mites at all, you might have aphids... at least thats what it sounds like from the highlighted areas above...

there are a few things you can do to get rid of these...

first is manual removal... use your hand, but wear a glove, to pull them off and get rid of them...

you can take your plants and spray them down with water... giving them a shower will wash them off...

you can use neem oil... now neem is not a spot treatment.. it will not kill on contact.. it helps by affecting the hormones of the pest so the adults cant reproduce anymore and the young and the young never reach maturity to reproduce.. it also suffocates the eggs if you cover them well.. and the taste is horrible so the pests will move somewhere else... you will need to use it over a 2 to 3 week period... make sure its 100% pure cold pressed neem oil... mix it with water and a little bit of bio-degradeable non scented dishsoap (as an imulsifier).. spray thoroughly, covering the enitre plant, top to bottom, top and bottom of the leaves... repeat for 2 weeks every 3 days.. if you start seeing side affect like leaf discoloration or anything, stop for a few days until your plant goes back to normal.. you can also feed your plant with neem.. it will help to deter the pest because the plant will taste like the neem from the inside out... it contains trace elements so it is also good for your plant... you can use neem up until the 5th or 6th week of flowering as a spray AS LONG AS you have good circulation and ventilation in your grow room to avoid bud rot and mold issues...

you may choose to use a fogger like dr. doom... just becareful and get the right size fogger for your room..

there are a ton of good predators, like lady bettles or lacewings...

you may also choose to go with something stronger such as a "hot shot no pest strip".. although these are very affective, they are also very strong and are dangerous to humans and animals.. so use caution when using one...

the idea about the music wont work.. keeping a steady breeze on the plants will help more than the music... pests dont like plants that move because they are harder to hold onto...

regardless of the chosen method expect a couple week battle to get rid of them all... if you can post a pic of the pest that would also be good just incase it isnt an aphid or a mite, but something else.. but im confident in guessing its aphids, and not mites..

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