Fine spider web on main cola, late into flowering

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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I found what looks like a really fine spider web on my main cola. I feel like I already know you guys are going to tell me spider mites. Is the plant too far into flower to be salvaged? And how could I prevent getting them in the future?
 

KingQuazy

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Spider mites. Learn how to treat the plant with sulfur, or neem oil. Sulfur is much better for the plant. To the best of my knowledge you can't use it as late in the grow though.
 

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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Spider mites. Learn how to treat the plant with sulfur, or neem oil. Sulfur is much better for the plant. To the best of my knowledge you can't use it as late in the grow though.
Yeah I had a feeling there was little that I could do this late into flower... would you keep letting them swell up for a little while or just chop it?
 

KingQuazy

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Yeah I had a feeling there was little that I could do this late into flower... would you keep letting them swell up for a little while or just chop it?
Oh there's ways! I seen the other day somebody was dunking it and water curing? I'm not sure. Depends on how long you have left. I believe the neem is usable up to 2 weeks before harvest. Possibly one week. But it comes with smell and taste when you use it late. That I know.
 

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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Bugs or mold .... either way no bueno.
Yeah I’ve got a little mold on my drain tray and fabric pots so that’s also a possibility. I didn’t get my RH down until pretty late in the grow. Next time I’m going to ScrOG it and have a small fan under the net. And defoliate a little even though they’re autos
 

Nizza

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I would do predatory mites if it is in fact spider mites, I can’t tell from the pics
 

KingQuazy

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I wonder if having lady bugs walk around on your trichs would take all the frost off of your buds
"Washing is a great way to remove bugs and powdery mildew from your cannabis plant. Everyone has their own crop harvesting techniques when it comes to washing, but the general workflow is very straightforward: you gently wash your buds with water."


I wonder if having lady bugs walk around on your trichs would take all the frost off of your buds
From what I can tell, no. I imagine that when scaled down, there is a hard gelatinous type of skin that forms around each trichome as it hardens off. But I'm just going off of what I'm reading. No first hand experience in a ladybug garden. But there's lots of examples of people asking about damage from them. Seems safe to me. The main issue is they attack other stuff before spider mites. Though they will eat the shit out of the spider mites. They just prefer other bugs first.
 

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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I’m also starting to think that it is bud rot and not spider mites, I saw pictures of initial stages of botrytis and it looks like a spiders web
 

Dryxi

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Ladybugs. Just looked it up. Never was a fan of them because poop... but ladybugs apparently will devour them all in a few days.
Arbico-organics.com

I've used them many times and predator mites do wonders for preventing spidermites from taking over. They also cant fly away or really travel very far. Using them during like mid or late veg is a good time so you can spread them around and they have plenty of canopy to spread out. The website tells you what conditions are best for which mites.
 

Dryxi

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I’m also starting to think that it is bud rot and not spider mites, I saw pictures of initial stages of botrytis and it looks like a spiders web
Spidermites will leave white specks all over your fan leaves. They won't be stuck to the buds alone, so mold is likely if you cant find evidence of spidermites on other leaves
 

Dirk8==D~Diggler

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Yes I’ll get them in a minute. I checked the bud more where I found the web looking stuff and the sugar leaves fell out really easily, they seemed dark inside of the bud and the Brown pistils were also a much darker color than Ones on other parts of the bud
Do you have any more pictures of the affected area?
 
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