I have been battling spider mites in my most recent grow. After harvest, I am going to have an opportunity to fully empty my tent before my next grow. If I empty my tent and sterilize everything, how long will it take for all of the eggs to hatch and die of starvation if there are no plants present?
Trying to decide if I should wait it out before starting my next grow. Would this even work?
Clean and sterilize your tent, wipe it down with rubbing alcohol first, let dry then spray and wipe with some chlorinated water. Tear down, clean the room your tents in, dust the rooms floor with diatomaceous earth wait like an hour, then vacuum, make sure to get the cobwebs in the corner of your rooms ceilings, dust with de again, vacuum again then setup your tent, clean it again as per first instruction and you should be good to go. Keep up with vacuuming(whole house) institute a shoes off inside policy and be strict about(shoes off inside also means no barefeet out unless washed with warm soapy water before entry) the shoe thing is important because your feet stay on the ground picking up pests.
other useful preventative measures: strip before entering grow room/tent’s room if you work outdoors strip when you get home, if you garden outside strip when you come in, if you have guests coming these gotta apply to them too.
