NewGrowth
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Has anyone tried
Spider Mite Knockout - from doktor doom ?
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I've set off LOTS of those

Has anyone tried
Spider Mite Knockout - from doktor doom ?
Peace -![]()
Found a vital tool in the fight against mites.
It's a petroleum based suffocant, and it kills eggs. It may or may not kill 100% of the eggs, but it's the only thing that will kill eggs, and the mites can't become immune to it. I'd recommend using it on every treatment in conjunction with whatever else you're using.
I have very little infestation.
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Hort oil is nothing new...whether you use a petrol based oil or a veggie/seed based oil, they both do the same thing. The pre-packaged hort oil contains an emulsifier, where previously a little soap was added.
Although it provides SOME ovicidal benefit...you absolutely cannot spray and go about your business...you still need to spray every few days depending on temp, # of different groups of life stages you have (could have eggs hatching daily or every 5 days)
I would not want to spray petroleum on my buds...so in flower use another oil! Safflower is probably the lightest...I use organic hemp oil when necessary.
As for what kills eggs (and all other stages of insect life including soil-borne larvae)...bag up plants, suck air out with vacuum, fill up like balloons with CO2...tie up for 24 hours...all bugs dead.
clear bags are available...do not fill too fast as the gas is cold and can frost damage! (filling two large bags at once I damaged the second bag a bit, but WAY better than the mites) This can be done with all stages from seedlings to cut harvested bud. One time shot....no residual poison.
This will not be the case for long!
Oh...and welcome [Artemus] ClydeFrog...to the wild wild west!
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I have bonide...summer oil is summer oil. It is food grade...but I do not like the crap they spray on veggies to make them shinny, and I can wash that! I grow organically and the other oils work, but they will clog up your sprayer over time. The light summer oil will not and is less likely to disrupt transpiration. Because I do not want oil on my buds...even hemp oil...I tried the CO2 after using it in college genetics class to work with Drosophila. CO2 works on all stages in one shot (remove the ladybugs before gassing!)
The only time I have not had ladybugs, I got spider mites...but mine would starve to death before eating FG's or thrips.
IMO the spider mites will eventually get ahead of you...maybe not this grow, but eventually if you do not do something more drastic.
The University studies are done on orchard and field crops rather than indoors...a pest issue is a bit different indoors.
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will spraying Azatrol 4 weeks into flowering have any negative effects?
how about next week?
also leaf damage is moderate, (dry and rough, somewhat brittle) is it worth finishing or just start over?
No problems with spraying Azamax or Azatrol in flower.
That is up to you but I would remove any dead foliage because it can promote disease (mold).![]()
should I spray with water after application?
if yes how long should I wait?
should I spray with water after application?
if yes how long should I wait?
After the infestation is under control, what is the best thing to help your plants recover? Time? I am at about week 2 on veg using a Turbo garden ebb/flow system. They are in much better shape then when i found the mites 5 days ago, they are just a little bit on the light green/yellow color. Is this normal? Should i let the plant heal itself? should i add a little bit of chemicals to it? opinions?
Just let them grow damage foliage will never heal. B-1 is often helpful with shock as well.![]()