Spider Mites - Help needed!

Pullin' weeds said:

I agree with grow plenty - Hot Shot Not Pest strips - about $8 at most hardware stores. It looks like an air freshener, but gives off bug-toxic vapor (not so good for you either). Use it for a few days with your cab/room all sealed up - no fans, no vents, no HID lights. Use or put in a couple of cfls to maintain the light cycle. After a few days, vent it good, seal up the No-Pest strip in a bag and save it if you ever see them again.

But you won't.

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yes you will, the strips do kill off most of the mites but some always
survive and a few months later they apear again.
different strains of plant have better resistance to mites, the faster you can get to harvest the better, the mites will have less time to attack your plants so grow a fast finishing strain, the mites like low humidity, dry and dusty conditions, high humidity slows them down as do low temperatures
neem oil slows them down as well, get it from an asian supermarket lots cheeper than growshops etc, mix with an emulsifier and water and spray the plants regularly. try not to overcrowd your grow space, yes i know you try to get the maximum yield from whatever area you have, but 4 healthy plants may yield more than 8 sick ones. the no pest strips do work as good as anything else i have tried if not better. you can get them in the usa.

use aza max its very expensive but so worth it oranginc i find to be the best on the market no wilting

grow plenty said:

dude,i swear by those no pest strips (hot shot}. i had a bad infestation and 4 days later they were dead. it is by far the easiest eradication for the mites...been using them (when needed) for over a year. i no longer fear the borg. i lost my share of battles, but i finally won the war!!!

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Hot shot strips get the job done fore little cash can pick it up at walmart

I put a nps in my room yesturday. Vent off for 2 hr and i could see. 80% improvent. Just now with vents on it hasnt seemed to be as efective. Fan thrns off soon tho so well see if 80% more die. By lights on

StickyGlands said:

I put a nps in my room yesturday. Vent off for 2 hr and i could see. 80% improvent. Just now with vents on it hasnt seemed to be as efective. Fan thrns off soon tho so well see if 80% more die. By lights on

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When I have used them, I left them in my grow box, and had the FAN (extractor) go off with the lights, over night for a few days.

Good Luck

Easy brothers. for the record. predators are the only way!

Kill eggs and mites.

I've tried everything and this is the solution trust me!

i have heard some bad things on them strips i used to leave them in my grow tent now i use when and if i need them and take it out seal in baggie till next need -i dont now if the negatives i heard was justified or not

good luck
1luv

Mayhem6666 said:

Hot shot strips get the job done fore little cash can pick it up at walmart

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these things also say not to be used in areas of food production or around pets. up to you but if you really want to stop mites just pick up some flora mite and problem solved. anytime i get mites and spray floramite they are gone for 6-8 months

Mr. Limpet said:

these things also say not to be used in areas of food production or around pets. up to you but if you really want to stop mites just pick up some flora mite and problem solved. anytime i get mites and spray floramite they are gone for 6-8 months

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really? Foliar spray...that's it bye bye mites? I need some.

worked for me so far every time. spray EVERYTHING! walls floors etc. check ebay for floramite in affordable sizes. otherwise its like $300 a litre and thats the smallest bottle.