Spider mites AKA The Borg

[rolandomota]

Hand sanitizer gel

 

[BobMarley99]

The only sure way to get rid of the B.O.R.G. is to put your plants outside on the balcony. The beneficial insects will take care of the rest.

 

[Rodehazrd]

Green Clean does well for me. I used it every other day for a week to kill an infestation and now I spray once a week with a weaker mix just to keep my anxiety down.

 

[Itsmychoice]

Organicide seems to leave a coating on the leaves and has helped me a bunch in dealing with those assholes. Moving to a new spot soon and hope to leave this problem behind.

 

[mexweed]

I think I got some mites from having a window open, they were very small white bugs that looked round and were slow moving on the leaves, I'm not 100% though because there was no webbing and there was a big hole eaten out of one of the leaves, but anyway I bombed the plants with the monterey spinosad because it's what I have on hand

when I look up spider mite leaf damage there aren't any pics of leaves with holes, and while some of the super close up pics of mites look like they could be white most of the non zoomed pics make them seem darker

 

[zachrockbadenof]

was at my friends house who grow 1/2 dozen outside - he has one sativa that mites have been munching on... he sprayed em, and seems he got em, but really surprised such infestation outdoors- where are all the natural predators??? -- ladybugs, etc...

 

[mexweed]

there hasn't been anything spotted since they got the spinosad, when I was doing some reading I saw some things recommending citric acid, I had actually been spraying the plants with vitamin c water multiple times daily because of how hot and dry it's been, I wonder if maybe that prevented them from getting to the point of forming webbing

 

[mexweed]

so I spotted a lone bug on a stem that had done some more damage and hit the plants again with the spinosad as well as the rest of the tent and the bottom of the pots, I'm going to be transplanting in a couple days so my plan is to spray down the root mass when I do that as well as watering with the spinosad

the only other time I have had spider mites was on some plants I had at a buddy's place and I noticed them the day after I had started hang drying and it was the super obvious webbing and I could see a bunch of them crawling around

it's confusing because there has been no webbing, there has been something eating a couple plants (not weed) one of my roommates has in the backyard and there isn't any webbing on those either and there are holes in the leaves akin to my one plant, I forget what kind of bug she said it was but I'm thinking it could be those that made it in from my open window, that one time it was literally the next day they had webbing going they seemed really aggressive

the clones I took from the plants have been fine too, which doesn't make sense with spider mites, I'm going to ask her more about the bugs on her plants next time I talk to her

 

[roybart]

Vaseline will work too slippery for the bugs

 

[gladysvjubb]

Here is the deal. If you have an enclosed grow put a HOT SHOT No Pest Strip in your grow. Do not spend large amounts of time in the grow. You will have no bugs. Been doing it a very long time. I have a wonderful garden.

 

[sshz]

Vaseline catches the mites as it's sticky.....not slippery. LOL

Some mites, i.e. Broad mites and Russet mites do not spin webs. Some mites have the ability to live in the soil and/or on the plants. Treat the plants, then flush with a similar solution to kill any in the soil.

Put vaseline around the base of the plant to stop them moving up and down.

 

[Crooked8]

Here is the deal. If you have an enclosed grow put a HOT SHOT No Pest Strip in your grow. Do not spend large amounts of time in the grow. You will have no bugs. Been doing it a very long time. I have a wonderful garden.

Im sorry, but this is advice is a bit wonky. Those hot shot strips are toxic. If i cant be in the room with them, how am I supposed to get work done? This is like telling a janitor not to clean too often. People spend hours and hours working especially during take downs. Also, if im not supposed to be in the room with them, my plants that I smoke are cool in there? I understand they are effective, but so are systemic pesticides with a known halflife. Id rather spray something early enough to know its out of the plant than have some toxic thing hanging in there 24/7. Just my opinion.

 

[sshz]

Hot Shots are carcinogenic.......anyone that recommends them doesn't care about their health. A master grower in Denver, CO who operates many of the largest grows in the state recommends rotating these 3 products for mites, spraying and drenching:

1. Pyganic
2. Botaniguard Max
3. Venerate

 

[Asslover]

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, nothing kills spidermites.
Break down, clean and vacuum the whole room and start over with NEW cuts. Good luck...

 

[gladysvjubb]

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, nothing kills spidermites.
Break down, clean and vacuum the whole room and start over with NEW cuts. Good luck...

No pest strips kill them dead. It will kill you too if you get long term exposure. Read the label.

 

[Crooked8]

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, nothing kills spidermites.
Break down, clean and vacuum the whole room and start over with NEW cuts. Good luck...

This is just purely false. Firstly, many products effectively kill spidermites. And second, if someone had an infestation, cleaned and vacuumed the room and just got new clones, they likely will see the same problem right away again due to the size and resilience of them. I cannot believe the suggestions on here. Hot shot strips? Nothing kills them? Jesus Christ.

If you really want them GONE, there are three foggers that will handle it. Lights off, oscillating fans on, no exhaust or scrubbers running. Let each one run in the room a minimum of 6-8 hours before exhausting. First, bethoveen, wait three days, pylon, wait three days, pyrethrum. I emptied my room and ran those and havent seen a spider mite in 3 years. Not one. The labels say they are safe up until harvest but thats up to ones own morals. I just took all my shit down other than veg and ran the bombs before refilling. Clean and clear since. If you really want to be certain run the foggers between runs as well. You should never see them again. Anyone suggesting contact sprays may see a product working and killing them but to effectively and fully eradicate them you need to get every surface of everything. Spraying even with an atomizer wont cut it. At least not in my experience. Everyones room is different and every climate has an impact but I’ve never seen the three bombs not work.

 

[gladysvjubb]

Many years ago, I was growing roses under glass. I used to use a product called Maverick. It was a biologic that killed spider mites dead. It left no residue. It was harmless to humans.

 

[Asslover]

This is just purely false. Firstly, many products effectively kill spidermites. And second, if someone had an infestation, cleaned and vacuumed the room and just got new clones, they likely will see the same problem right away again due to the size and resilience of them. I cannot believe the suggestions on here. Hot shot strips? Nothing kills them? Jesus Christ.

I emptied my room and ran those and havent seen a spider mite in 3 years. Not one.

So, you emptied the room THEN fogged it huh? How will emptying the room and cleaning everything and starting again with clean cuts not work? Jeez bruh. Wtf does the size or resilience of them have to do with anything?
You emptied your room then fogged it. The one time I had spider mites I emptied my room and cleaned it. Spider mite free over 10 years now.
I’ll say it again, once you have an infestation NOTHING short of throwing out all the plants and cleaning the room will rid you of them. Fogging an empty room, bleaching an empty room, the reoccurring theme here is EMPTYING THE ROOM.
You can put no pest strips all over a room full of infested plants and it won’t do squat.

 

[Crooked8]

So, you emptied the room THEN fogged it huh? How will emptying the room and cleaning everything and starting again with clean cuts not work? Jeez bruh. Wtf does the size or resilience of them have to do with anything?
You emptied your room then fogged it. The one time I had spider mites I emptied my room and cleaned it. Spider mite free over 10 years now.
I’ll say it again, once you have an infestation NOTHING short of throwing out all the plants and cleaning the room will rid you of them. Fogging an empty room, bleaching an empty room, the reoccurring theme here is EMPTYING THE ROOM.
You can put no pest strips all over a room full of infested plants and it won’t do squat.

I still had a veg. I waited till the flower room was taken down. I should have clarified that. I emptied the flowering room. I also agree no pest strips are garbage. But its not required to trash all your plants and get new ones. Otherwise i would have lost all my genetics. Your argument is just false regarding nothing killing them. How would cleaning your room eliminate them then? Your “in case you havent figured it out yet” stance is a rude position to start from to begin with mr asslover. I highly recommend starting from a kinder position. There are products that kill spidermites. I also mentioned how the foggers dont require you empty the room. I have suggested them to people who ran them with early flowering plants. They work. Its just a fact.

 

[gladysvjubb]

This is damn good stuff. You cannot go wrong applying this.
https://www.pestrong.com/467-mavrik-aquaflow-insecticide-miticide-qt.html