Whats the best way to treat Mites when flowering?

gettenblown

gettenblown

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please help me out guys im in a crises.i been using Einstein oil and a q tip juss carefully removing webs not getting it even close to any of the colas.what is the best method to remove these suckers when flowering cause they couldnt have came at a worse time! thanks..
 
subcool

subcool

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You wont like my answer.
I only treat my plants while in the vegetative state and if I were to get mites on budding plants I would simply kill them and start all over. Most people wont take drastic measures like this and end up with mites for years.
You can use sticky tape to pull em off but there is no product that I would consider safe for a budding plant.
We treat our plants early with a sestimic mitecide called Avid which is not an organic product but we only use it to dip young clones and prevent outbreaks of pest.
Mite florish it higher temps so a huge key is controlling your environment

Sub
 
IAm5toned

IAm5toned

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sub! glad your back man!

i have a suggestion to add, however-

if your room is sealed, you can saturate it with co2 for a period of 6 hours or greater. im talking like 40% co2 saturation.
it will kill everything in there but the plants, including you..... very safe for the enviroment, easy to do, but hard on the wallet.

this is how commercial greenhouses in my area rid themselves of infestations.
 
mrduke

mrduke

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i use a product called "take down garden spray" I do believe it's 100% organic the labe says its ok forfruits and veggies up to the day of harvest it made of some combo of vegtable oil and someother shit, works pretty good I also have a nopest strip hanging out
 
gettenblown

gettenblown

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subcool said:
You wont like my answer.
I only treat my plants while in the vegetative state and if I were to get mites on budding plants I would simply kill them and start all over. Most people wont take drastic measures like this and end up with mites for years.
You can use sticky tape to pull em off but there is no product that I would consider safe for a budding plant.
We treat our plants early with a sestimic mitecide called Avid which is not an organic product but we only use it to dip young clones and prevent outbreaks of pest.
Mite florish it higher temps so a huge key is controlling your environment

Sub
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..yeah i didnt think there was a product safe for budding ..ill try the sticky tape and hope for the best. what should i do for this next cycle now that i have mites in my room besides dip in avid and bug bomb the shit outa the rooms?
thanks gb
 
MacGuyver4.2.0

MacGuyver4.2.0

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Lot's of folks have been hit by the BORG of insects, Spidermites and feel your pain. Surrender IS NOT an option. Fight the lil beaties to the very end. Lots of good tips in this thread and my personal method has worked for me.

Spider Mite Control

Here's what I have used with good results!
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Spider mites SUCK! If you have them on one plant chances are they are on all of them. So very small and difficult to see unless you use a loupe or magnifier(at least for me anyways). I had one harvest *almost* get ruined by the critters and then I fought back with technology...and won! I did not want to use any chemicals on my ladies so close to harvest, and ended up using...STEAM!:fire:

Bought a Rowenta steamer from Bed Bath &Way Beyond and it worked like a charm! Best way is to do this somewhat *safely* is to water your plants, wait an hour and then hit the plants EVERYWHERE with the steam. You cannot concentrate the steam in any one area for too long or you'll cook the poor plant!:leaf: The neat thing about this is the temperature. The mites simply crumble and die as soon as the hot steam hits them! Again you HAVE to be careful or you'll cause more harm than good, but if you pay attention to what your doing, you can do this! After you have hit all areas thoroughly, let your ladies rest for 1-2 days then hit em again. The live mites die easily but the eggs may still hatch (nasty things). If you cannot control the mites after 3 steam treatments, you should abandon ship and chop em down, sorry.:sad: Good luck and let us know how you faired in this time of crisis. :wink:
 
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AcidWitch420

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U can use neem oil it's organic but u only want to use it while vegging and u can use ladybugs since they eat other bugs but u want to put on at night if u put them on in the day they will fly away but if u put them on at night they will make it there home and stay there and protect your plant
 
cerberus

cerberus

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subcool said:
We treat our plants early with a sestimic mitecide called Avid which is not an organic product but we only use it to dip young clones and prevent outbreaks of pest.
Mite florish it higher temps so a huge key is controlling your environment

Sub
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Hey Sub what is the reciept for this treatment? I use a tsp of .05% Avid per 1/2 gallon of R.O. water and mist the clones heavily while in the cloner 2-3 days before transplant. then when I move to dirt I wash all the leaves clean of any residue. I am always interested in hearing how a more experienced gardener works a plan.
Thanks for all the advise you give on these forums!
 
anomolies

anomolies

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Does neem not work or somethin? I mixed tsp of Neem per gallon and watered into the soil when I noticed few mites and have not seen a single mite ever since.
 
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iscrog4food

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You can also use beneficial insects to eat the mites. this is completely safe during flowering. Besides ladybugs predetory mites work well but you have to knock down the spider mite population first.
 
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