Spider Mites or House Spider?

[drow]

Cant take a pic of the webbing cause it wont show up. Im hoping its just a house spider.

Basically woke up today with one plant with webbing on them. None of the other plants have webbing on them or spidermite damage. Vegging mothers. The webbing covered 3 sets of leaves and the spiderweb traveled to the top of the light. A diagram below.




No speckling or spidermite damage on leaves, not spider mites seen under a 30x loupe. No mites seen on the webbing. This is the first time Ive ever encountered mites (hopefully not). Ive sprayed with aerosol time released pyrethrum. (I hope the leaves dont turn yellow).

Question is ; is it a house spider? Do webbings show up before speckled leaf damage? And where is the best place to look for mites? (bottom / top) (Ive checked the webbed leaves)... Was not consistent with spider mites I believe (tiny silky webbings all over) It was just 1 strand of webbing on each leaf to leaf.

I guess this news is just in time because Ive lost alot of clones due to brown algae in my aero cloner... when it rains...

 

[DocLeaf]

The drawing is cool Looks like a normal spider's web.

Check the undersides of the leaves and the base internodes of the plant for mites/web.

Otherwise clean your lamp and tidy your grow-room!!!

Hope this helps

 

[Cruzin]

From my experience you know you have spider mites long before the web stage. if you dont see them under the leafs, any damage or other signs,its probably a house spider.

you should take your drawing and put it on your moms fridge! lol!

 

[StrawD_Colas]

i have seen the same thing a few times... i've even seen the little spider who created it. i would say if its how your decribing it and no visible damage its more than likely a small house spider(harmless, unless u live where black widows live) like the Cruzin stated, if it was mites i think u would notice damage b4 the web if it were actually mites...

 

[Weedninja]

I agree with everyone, it sounds like a regular spider. Brother Bear posted some of the best pics I have ever seen of spidermite damage, in this forum a few months back, in case you want to compare and contrast. That brown algae is a bitch, my heart goes out to ya.

 

[mysophilia]

If its a real spider keep it around, it should be a predator to mites if ya got them

 

[DocLeaf]

If its a real spider keep it around, it should be a predator to mites if ya got them

Yeah,, the Cheese Spider did no harm

Peace n Spiders

 

[supi1012]

oh shit thats a big spider