Thought I got rid of spider mites

[Wismo]

I haven't seen one in months..
Now I have a cutting I brought in from outside webbed up .
It didn't have roots yet and was sad looking.
I tossed it.
I just got the tent with some hot pepper stuff I had made up.
I've been neeming regularly, because of small infestation of thrips on my veg plants.

But I guess I didn't give that one enough attention.

I'm thinking of trying something translamdilar, systemic.
Any recommendations.

I think I said it right.
I'm spraying meem at 1 tsp per gallon I may add more.
I ruined plants once following the instructions.
Thanks.

 

[troutman]

Sometimes you can't get rid of all the pests and that's not a serious issue.

The main goal I think is controlling them vs blasting your plants with too many chemicals.

If you can introduce a predator for long-term natural control.

 

[NEW ENGLAND]

Regular maintenance is a good thing,to atleast keep those bastards at bay

 

[Wismo]

I've been trying I'm just bummed cause I haven't seen one in so long.Only thrips but they slowly dieing off.
IPM consistently.
I've also got a plant at the end of flower close by, my first hydro that doesn't have bud rot pm and mites.

 

[troutman]

After this grow clean everything real good and wait a little while to start up again.

 

[aridbud]

Clean environment makes a difference.

Hate spider mites. Wiping down surfaces/walls with bleach/water or alcohol helps.

 

[NoSativaction]

One thing that helped me wipe out my mites was a peppermint plant. The mites will be attracted to it like a magnet, and use heavier chemical pesticides on that. Take it outside before nuking though so you don't contaminate your plants.

Then I tossed all the contaminated grow media, and the problem went away for good. Unless you get all the eggs in the soil they will keep coming back. H202 soil drench will sometimes take them out, but peroxide kills everything including beneficial microbes. Any time mites got in on me it was always in soil, not on a plant.

 

[cough_cough_eer]

^^^ I keep a catnip plant in my room for the same reason. So far so good.