Smoking spider mites.

[brogro]

The plants in this grow have spider mites. The fu#@ing mites and I are racing the trichomes for harvest. This plant shown died rather suddenly, (I didn't check on them for one day, imagine that) the soil was very dry. I am no stranger to these God forsaken bast#@ds but under magnification I see them on the buds. I am washing in water and giving a rubbing to each nugget while submerged. My two questions are: How briskly can you wash them without removing what's important. And what, if any, problems are there in smoking mites?

 

[Dboybudz]

I just looked up some info and said could get sick feeling because there's mold in the webs and mites. Not sure about washing hope others chime in for you. If anything maybe make a tincture out of it I would think 190 proof grain would kill any mold from them bastards.

 

[Richard Drysift]

What I did to save my weed was trim off the fans and then removed each branch. Then a bud wash with 5 bottles of h2o2 and cold water in a 5g bucket. You can sort of brush off any visible bugs with a small paintbrush into the bucket. If there is powery mildew that can also be washed in the hydrogen peroxide solution. Agitate gently and then rinse thoroughly in another bucket full of straight water. Hang/dry buds as normal. I could not tell there was ever a mite infestation once fully cured.

 

[brogro]

What I did to save my weed was trim off the fans and then removed each branch. Then a bud wash with 5 bottles of h2o2 and cold water in a 5g bucket. You can sort of brush off any visible bugs with a small paintbrush into the bucket. If there is powery mildew that can also be washed in the hydrogen peroxide solution. Agitate gently and then rinse thoroughly in another bucket full of straight water. Hang/dry buds as normal. I could not tell there was ever a mite infestation once fully cured.

Thanks, and no powdery mildew present.

 

[Richard Drysift]

Thanks, and no powdery mildew present.

That’s good… not sure but in my experience spider mites/thrips and PM are related. Just wants to tell you one other thing and that is prevention is easier than dealing with aftermath of mites/thrip damage.
If you have any bugs visible in your plants get Dr Doom spider mite off; kills em on contact and the residue dissipates in a few days. Rinse with plain water a week later. Trifecta is a good preventative measure; it’s pricey but works well against thrips/mites. I give a spray to all my plants every few weeks because we grow in a smelly old stone wall basement. We typicallyget water down here after heavy rains; walls just sweat moisture. Mold is always an uphill battle even with dual dehumidifiers running 24/7.

 

[brogro]

That’s good… not sure but in my experience spider mites/thrips and PM are related. Just wants to tell you one other thing and that is prevention is easier than dealing with aftermath of mites/thrip damage.
If you have any bugs visible in your plants get Dr Doom spider mite off; kills em on contact and the residue dissipates in a few days. Rinse with plain water a week later. Trifecta is a good preventative measure; it’s pricey but works well against thrips/mites. I give a spray to all my plants every few weeks because we grow in a smelly old stone wall basement. We typicallyget water down here after heavy rains; walls just sweat moisture. Mold is always an uphill battle even with dual dehumidifiers running 24/7.

Funny thing, I checked on a plant today and along with the many mites there is powdery mildew. Interesting. Thanks again for the info.

 

[brogro]

Also I'm at 50 rh max for 12 weeks now, I was very surprised to see the powdery mildew I thought that was a high humidity thing that plagues my basil in the summer.

 

[big bud man 413]

I'm an outdoor grower and have smoked more than my share of buggy weed! Never had a problem just don't smoke any moldy bud and you should be fine.

 

[Biased]

Also I'm at 50 rh max for 12 weeks now, I was very surprised to see the powdery mildew I thought that was a high humidity thing that plagues my basil in the summer.

Plants can create small humidity pockets if you aren't using enough fans to move the air around. That can lead to such things.