Bug Problem

[captianchronic]

i just found 1 round little white dot on the leaf where i saw the first mite, so im sure that they are spider mites. they are in the soil and not on the leaves right now,it is the very beginning of the problem so i wanna get em now while there are little of them. how do i kill them before they kill my plants? i just flipped 4 days ago.

 

[Bermyboy]

i just found 1 round little white dot on the leaf where i saw the first mite, so im sure that they are spider mites. they are in the soil and not on the leaves right now,it is the very beginning of the problem so i wanna get em now while there are little of them. how do i kill them before they kill my plants? i just flipped 4 days ago.

NO PEST STRIPS!

 

[BeeBee]

The simple cure for a fungus gnats is to buy whitefly strips and lay them on the soil on the top of the pots.
Whitefly strips are sticky cards, about 5 x 7, usually yellow, that will trap the gnats when they walk or land on them. They work immediately, and are completely non-toxic. While they won't kill all the gnats, they reduce the population drastically. They are cheap and safe--but don't touch the glue or you'll stick to it! Any hardware store or garden supply will have them.
When the room is empty of all plants, you can spray with pesticide.
Fungus gnats are difficult to completely eradicate, but not difficult to control. When controlled, they don't do any damage. However, they are very bad when they infest un-rooted clones, as they spread fungi and bacteria.

Spider mites are far more difficult to control. Any serious indoor grower needs a plan to stop spider mites before they get established. Regular spraying with some control agent is essential. I spray twice with Avid, starting as soon as the plants are established--usually 7 days after planting well-rooted clones--and again one week later. If you are shy of a strong, safe product like Avid, then use something like Neem Oil--but use it before you see a mite!

 

[jocat]

bug wars

bug wars

I like the yellow sticky traps that catch and hold the little buggers, great for fungus nats. if your dealing with a longtime spidy prob you may need chemical warfare but i hate to smoke nerve agents, first choice would be a reguler neam spray program, weekly for a month, if that doesn't bring um under control nuke the little fuckers if you must, but for your own health don't do it except as a last resort, MTC, J. Oh ya, einstien oil is my favorite neam product and come spring is just another weekly garden chore, if done at the start of the plants life and through the veg stage you won't have to spray at all during bloom, goodluck!

 

[BeeBee]

Avid is not a nerve agent.
By using it preventively, I can spray no closer to harvest than six weeks. It offers 100% control of spider mites--I haven't seen a mite in 4 years.
The sticky yellow cards are the trick for gnats.

 

[Guest]

Do you have mites or gnats?I'm cornfused now.If you have a scope,look on the undersides of a leaf,if you have spidermites you will see eggs,mites or both,definately eggs.If you check the back of any two leaves and they are clear of eggs or mites,you dont have spidermites

 

[captianchronic]

well i looked under "many a leaf" and no eggs or mites were found KNOCK ON WOOD, i did however hav fungus gnats witch are now under control, but i still dont know what those tiny white bugs were running around my pots. they were soo tiny and soo fast. oh well no damage no eggs i hope im safe. bought some no pest strips just in case. THANKS EVERYONE