Drop That Sound
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Almost forgot..
4. Mother nature
5. You're one buddy who just never ever seems to get them, his carpet is so dirty that the dust mites eat the poor spider mite before it even had a chance...
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Spider mites AKA The Borg
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Almost forgot..
4. Mother nature
5. You're one buddy who just never ever seems to get them, his carpet is so dirty that the dust mites eat the poor spider mite before it even had a chance...
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metsäkana
hahahahahaha
5.!! XD
5.!! XD
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just released 500 lady's in my 4x3.5ft tent- shut down the lights, took the lady's from the fridge, opened and laid the bag onto a small container with a sponge moisten a bit with water, and some raisins on top ... closed the flap, and here's hoping they are feasting...
i also sprayed down the plants with water...
i also sprayed down the plants with water...
paradoxlost
Member
Watch the lady bugs man, they will teach you a lot about nature. They devour quickly, and than adjust their population the amount of resources available.
Also you will realize that much of nature's reproduction is based off of the concept of rape.
yeah... they move real fast, then stop, eat (??).. then move on... top of leaves, bottom.... very cool....
... just arrived yesterday rosemary and clove oil... already have safer soap... once the present plants r cut, i'm dr dooming the tent.. 1 bomb every other day for a week... then the above spray... i wanta kill every mite within a mile radius...
There ya go! Watch them close, like twice per day, if you get a break out than maybe you can spray just the affected area. Make sure the spray is 100% coverage. I use Hot shot pest strips after the harvest for five days then a few days to air out. Get yourself some sort of magnification so you can inspect the carnage. Always look for bite marks and inspect those leaves to make sure there are no live ones. Defoliating helps too. get unnecessary leaves out of there.
Don't bring any more bugs in there. Clean clothes. Be careful and don't make the same mistake again.
I tried lady bugs and predatory mites. Meh...
zeez... i have the safer soap,clove/rosemary/etc- what is the formula for mixing??? once the plants are down i will alternate between dr doom bomb, and the above ingredients ... i plan on using '3' cans of dr doom (i luv that name)... just need the mixing ratios... thanks
I tried Dr Doom also. It is Pyrenthrin. Had better luck with a week of no pest strips and then a major airing out before putting plants back in. I battled them for a long time before getting the upper hand. A wash down with bleach or a spray down with a 50% alcohol solution would be a plus too.
Spider mites are extremely difficult to get rid of. Innitially the effort is to get rid of them, but put allot of thought into how not to bring them back in. Grow shops are a major source. It sounds weird, but don't wear the same clothes from the grow shop visit into your grow. The stuff you buy there too - be careful.
3 weeks in flower noticed webbing at bottom of 1 plant ,,sprayed it off with an organic spray .
what should i do now?
in uk
what should i do now?
in uk
paradoxlost
Member
Start spraying every other day, at least. Strong and heavy. Honestly if you have your micros balanced and enough silica in your plant it won't get boytritis. I've drenched dense buds in organic situations a week before harvest and have been fine.
I've lightly sprayed down large scale hydro grows with Green Cleaner (which only pissed them off lol) and watched 150lbs turn into 55 lbs cause of boytritis. Even keeping all 150 lbs in their own 5 lb buckets didn't stop the spread.
So yea, I guess that would more matter on whether or not you are in the right nutrient regime.
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I always like a few ladybugs in my indoor grow room to work!!!!
Smoke2much4good
Member
How bad are clover mites I found one crawling on the outside of one of my pots these things just look like normal spiders since there so much bigger than normal spider mites you can easily see these by the naked eye I found just one and squished it with my hand and it left a red stain so I no it was definitely a clover mite but they look like just a normal small spider .. are these just as bad at attacking plants as normal spider mites or should i not be as worried about it, thanks in advance
Da Borg!
Da Borg!
Hi,
I feel for you all, as I've been through it myself. They're not called the BORG for no good reason, as I just couldn't shift them and believe me I tried everything.
I could keep them at bay and the girls would look fine for a while but the little bastards always came back.
I managed to get four silver haze ladies which got invaded, all the way to harvest but they were a sad looking lot at the end of the day.
I wish you all the best in your struggles but if I get revisited by those critters, I'm cutting it all down and cleaning up. New pots, new soil and fumigation of my growroom. I couldn't face that doomed struggle again and would just cut my losses, as painful as that sounds.
Peace and happy Borg-free growing,
Iffy
Da Borg!
Hi,
I feel for you all, as I've been through it myself. They're not called the BORG for no good reason, as I just couldn't shift them and believe me I tried everything.
I could keep them at bay and the girls would look fine for a while but the little bastards always came back.
I managed to get four silver haze ladies which got invaded, all the way to harvest but they were a sad looking lot at the end of the day.
I wish you all the best in your struggles but if I get revisited by those critters, I'm cutting it all down and cleaning up. New pots, new soil and fumigation of my growroom. I couldn't face that doomed struggle again and would just cut my losses, as painful as that sounds.
Peace and happy Borg-free growing,
Iffy
WizardofWind
New member
I was at a show and Wizards-Wand had a booth. They sold a wand with two 6" UV-C bulbs about 3" apart and said it got rid of mold, mildew, bacteria, viruses and all soft bodied bugs and their eggs. I knew UV-C was germicidal and it made sense so I bought one. It killed a terrible infestation of spider mites in two applications. The tool has you put the branch in between the two bulbs and it kills everything on top of the branch and the bottom bulb kills everything on the underside of the branch and it fries the eggs.
That's not the best part...I noticed the plants getting much stickier than normal...really sticky...then I figured out...the plant produces resin to protect itself from UV light. Using the UV wand made the plant produce more resin. My harvests have been fantastic. No mold, mildew, bacteria, viruses or bugs lets the plant devote all her energy to growing. And you only have to buy the tool once for your career.
That's not the best part...I noticed the plants getting much stickier than normal...really sticky...then I figured out...the plant produces resin to protect itself from UV light. Using the UV wand made the plant produce more resin. My harvests have been fantastic. No mold, mildew, bacteria, viruses or bugs lets the plant devote all her energy to growing. And you only have to buy the tool once for your career.
insomniac_AU
Active member
That's my attitude too. I've had them a few times over the years and have tried many things none of which have been 100% successful.Hi,
I feel for you all, as I've been through it myself. They're not called the BORG for no good reason, as I just couldn't shift them and believe me I tried everything.
I could keep them at bay and the girls would look fine for a while but the little bastards always came back.
I managed to get four silver haze ladies which got invaded, all the way to harvest but they were a sad looking lot at the end of the day.
I wish you all the best in your struggles but if I get revisited by those critters, I'm cutting it all down and cleaning up. New pots, new soil and fumigation of my growroom. I couldn't face that doomed struggle again and would just cut my losses, as painful as that sounds.
Peace and happy Borg-free growing,
Iffy
Nuke em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
Miraculous Meds
Well-known member
Ive cleaned wood stains with it. Try wettable powdered sulfur at 2 tsp/qt. Make sure you haven't used an oil spray product within 2 weeks of using sulfur.
Spankee
Well-known member
Thanks MM will definitely try that if I run into a mite issue. My dad treats varroa mites which has been a real problem in the honey bee industry. After doing an alcohol wash of say 100 bees if the mite count is getting up there he drops a couple teaspoons of oxalic acid in this tray with jumper cables attached to battery and places under deep hive body and vaporizes the acid. It does not harm the bees however all honey supers removed. They are killed pretty much on contact they fall off bee and drop to bottom board .
