Spider mites... 4 years later

Hello all longtime lurker first time poster,

4 years ago I had a bad Spider mite infestation, I have since moved three times and have cleaned all my equipment with bleach. Should I be concerned with equipment such as my dehumidifier having eggs laying dormant that I could not get to with my bleach solution. Like inside where the electronics are?

Smoke bomb the room and leave it for a week or so before putting any cuts in

Probably get away with leaving for a day or two but best to let them fumes escape

No you should be alright, I had a major infestation and all I did was wash my room down and left it empty for 2 months and they have not come back

Get yourself some hypoaspis miles. Or another predatory insect.

Thanks, I have a brand new room built so maybe I'll just do a good bleach cleaning of all my equipment I can take apart to clean and just bug bomb the stuff like my ac unit and dehumidifier in makeshift tent in my garage. I'm super paranoid even though I don't know what kind of bug is going to just live with no food for four years. The last experience was very traumatic, but this equiptment is so expensive I cant just replace all of it haha.

crazycarp said:

Thanks, I have a brand new room built so maybe I'll just do a good bleach cleaning of all my equipment I can take apart to clean and just bug bomb the stuff like my ac unit and dehumidifier in makeshift tent in my garage. I'm super paranoid even though I don't know what kind of bug is going to just live with no food for four years. The last experience was very traumatic, but this equiptment is so expensive I cant just replace all of it haha.

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I had a spider mite issue before and watched my predators get rid of them. Once right in front of my eyes under a 200x USB microscope. That was cool shit, just wish I had it on video. Anyways, all my predators came from EWC or vermicompost, but you can buy them separately too I feel you want. I would rather not have to spray shit on my plants, and so far my little friends are doing my job for me as far as pest management. I love the little guys.

Here's the little guy I saw devour a mite in a sec that I was talking about, but just the pic after he finished his meal, lol. This is actually a Big Eyed Bug, but my hypoaspis eat mites too.

Hmm how long do these guys stay alive without food?