predators are nice, imo best on smaller plant groupings when you have time for them to chow on the battlefield.
now being part way into flowering, even tho ive never purchased a bottle of it myself (UH-OH) i'll mention what some kids are using these days (not including any harsh stuff, that's mostly what they like 'knock-down' strength) Mighty w. all the way through flower. you decide what it is- Mighty Wash... 'polarized' water + some proprietary wetting agent (secret bs ingredient). id stick w blasting em daily w water- to keep knockin em back. maybe treat your smaller veg area w 'triple threat' predator mites. also take the plants individually inspect and manually remove (or squish) mites on leaves. let us know when you are closer to hanging that buggy-weed. maybe lower your temperatures w air conditioning someAC CA dude. mites are a bitch man, good luck.
does anyone have any experience w mighty wash, or think it's only expensive water? is neem hidden in there? /
Nasty spider mite problem , what do you guys think of ladybugs ? Also check this out,,,,http://www.naturescontrol.com/mite.html#tt
So can i make a little ladybug house? Can i feed them and keep them going if the mites all disappear?Ladybugs will get rid of mites. they eat them and the eggs. If you have an infestation. It will take 7-10 days to get rid of all of them with lady bugs. They will be gone for good. Keep ladybugs in there on the regular.
Awesome, so dont need to keep them as pets, How long can i keep them in the fridge?The lady bugs stay in my garden. I haven't found any anywhere else. I put 5- 10 on top of soil of each plant and store the rest in the fridge. If it gets below 64 degrees. They go into hibernation.
I have them in the same breathable container that they came in. I bought them at the hydro shop in person. Probably a different container if shipped. They have been in the fridge for almost 2 months. I put a few little spoonfulls of lady bugs out 2 days ago. They are live and kicking and doing their thing. If you see them group together and not moving on a plant. That usually means they are cold and trying to keep warm. Almost but not quite into hibernation mode.Awesome, so dont need to keep them as pets, How long can i keep them in the fridge?
Hypoaspis mites, too. Jumping spiders.
I gotta say, my house isn't as airtight as it should be and when it gets cold these ladybug-wannabes from China come in and I chase them in the winter. I used to like the original ladybug but these knock-offs are bad news. They bite, too.