How do mites spread?

[Stinkymutt]

Im not talking breeding. What i was wondering is do plants have to be touching to spread or do they simply crawl on the floor to a new home? From watching them I cant convince myself they can jump? i might be wrong?
Peace
Mutt

 

[Guest]

Spider Mites

You'll first suspect spider mites when your plants start showing up with little yellow speckle marks, right on the leaf surface.When you turn the leaf over, tiny, oval shaped mites are seen scurrying around, about pin-head in size. Their eggs, best seen with a magnifier, will be scattered around at random (perfectly round, all the same size, color ranging from clear to tan). With larger infestations, a fine webbing can be seen covering the plant tops (crawling with mites), and leaves will be browning and dying. Spider mites seem about the most common pest to show up in a greenhouse or indoors. They're best controlled with spider mite predators similar sized "good" mites that eat pest mites only. A few gardeners report success against spider mites with pirate bugs or ladybugs.
Spider mites take about 2 weeks per generation at 70°F. (from egg to adult). At low temperatures below about 50°F. they become dormant, and at higher temperatures above 86°F., their life cycle is speeded up to about double. They prefer lower humidity levels, so raising the humidity helps control them.
The most common mite species by far is the "two-spot" spider mite. They're usually yellow/tan/ greenish in color, and have two dark spots on their shoulders, one on each side. How large these spots get depends on the age of the mite; they get larger as the mite gets older. These two spots are also varied according to how much chlorophyll is in the plant being reared; some crops produce mites colored much darker than others.
Strangely, spider mites have the ability to go dormant in winter, and then return when it warms up again. Triggered mostly by the daylight getting shorter in the fall, some or most of the mites turn red in color, stop feeding and egg laying, and then crawl off to protected nooks and crannies to hide through the winter. A warm, heated greenhouse can counteract these impulses to hibernate, but some probably will anyway, so it's easy to see why spider mites tend to keep coming back - season after season. Spider mites can also float along with wind currents, or be carried by pets or clothing. The common two-spot spider mite is found throughout the world, it's so widespread.

 

[CaptJamesTKirk]

What Unicorn said mostly, (Fine post Unicorn!) but if ya ask me, they have transporter technology

Kirk out.

opps,, - ya got mites? (Stupid question if you have been watching mites)

I've been lurking at a thread about killing spider mites


I like killing spider mites

and their children

Here's the link - it has changed forever the way I annialiate mites:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=48357

happy reading and good luck

 

[Stinkymutt]

Good info Unicorn, But

Good info Unicorn, But

I was simply wondering how they get around ? Especialy in an indoors situation with no wind to carry them. And yes I have had mite,still have and will have again im sure. I just cut down my last few sativas before they were ready (as you know a big loss in time and expense) because of them. I then put a fogger in the room and sprayed all corners with safers soap. But then I was a dumbass and put new little ones in but one of them had mites on it from the seedling room. I now have to close all down and treat the other room as well as this one again. I was more curious than anything, kinda like "why is the sky blue" question that I figured people might like to see the answers too? I will do some reading and see what I can come up with as well.
I was hoping that plants needed to be touching indoors in order for them to spread effectively. Cause if that is the case then I have a way better chance of catching this before it gets out of hand, again. It was my own fault they got in. I hung a bunch of outdoor plants in the room when it was not in use, now I know they go dormant. i will check out other peoples way of treating organicaly as I have seen plenty of posts on the subject. Thanks for the input though!!
peace
Mutt

 

[MTF-Sandman]

They crawl or hitch a ride on something/someone...

 

[Lofty]

in plugs, ballasts, under things, in cracks, on u, on equipment, etc. the borg will take over the world and we'll all b esimulated as mite drones.

 

[Guest]

they get around the same way you do..

 

[Lofty]

they get around the same way you do..

i woundered y i was using so much petrol, the borg hav been using my car.

 

[Stinkymutt]

Petrol

Petrol

LOL Lofty.. I got the idea about inhabiting new places. thank you. Ive learned a crap load of info in the past few hours but had to take a break (got dry eye). But in my own defense i did not see this specific question asked as of yet? It was answered but I didnt enter correct search words. So anyway thank you all for the info, much appreciated!
peace
Mutt

 

[Verite]

How do mites spread?

 

[Guest]

i once got some hurtin lil c99 clones that were covered in mites...i introduced them to my lush garden at home and all hell broke loose...initially i did not see any mites on the cuts but there must have been a few hidden cuz a week later it was chaos..i think the fan spread them around fast..i bugged and bought predator mites and they worked ok.