Mrs. Weedstein
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So I’ve had spider mites before and treated them with pyrethrin when the plant wasn’t in flower. But now I noticed tiny webs on the apical bud. Any advice?
Spider mites in flower!
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JoeBlow5823
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Mrs. Weedstein
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LOL, I’m not giving up that easy, even if it means picking them off by hand.
KingQuazy
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Blackstrap Molasses. One cap full in a quart spray bottle. Most recommend also using strong peroxide mixed in to kill the eggs, but I don't want to sacrifice the trichs so I just use the molasses every other day and it kill whatever hatches. Been fighting them for about 3 weeks, halfway through flower. Never progresses more than little white dots and when I lift those leaves, boom there are some mites. So i just am gonna keep using the spray every other day hit it with a regular water spray to rinse the surface like I have been. Not a single web yet.
Mrs. Weedstein
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Won’t that affect the smell or taste?
Ebenezer Kong
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Try plant therapy. I think it’s made by Lost Coast. I’ve had good luck battling them in flower without any ill effects
KingQuazy
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Lol its one of the best things you can give your plant. Especially in flower but dangerous to over do it. Especially foliar, as it creates a sticky film(what actually kills them). Sorry I am on the phone and not by the pc to get you some links but just google "molasses spider mites" and plenty of stuff comes up even from here. Compost teas almost always have molasses in them if that gives you any idea of just how safe it is. Compost teas are the holy grail of organic cannabis growing.
Mrs. Weedstein
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I guess I will have to drive into town to visit the grow shop. I live out in the sticks and try to make do with home-made treatments to avoid hours of driving, but this probably warrants the trip. For now, I picked and vacuumed off the webs. I feel like it doesn’t need to be a disaster as long as I stay on top of it. I’m 7 weeks since flip, so probably another month or so.
Pipefighter
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How did you get on ?
Mrs. Weedstein
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It turned out fine. I just kept vacuuming them off until it was time to harvest. Kind of a pain in the ass but the bud turned out OK. Made sure none were left when I trimmed. Didn’t really seem like they went deep into the flower, mostly stuck to the leaves.
Mrs. Weedstein
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But you can still smoke the nugs without tasting Dr. Zyme’s juice?
Hobbes
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I do not know but I imagine you would taste it unless you rinsed after harvest.
PM is some nasty shit.
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