Spider mites on unrooted cuttings
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Hook Daddy
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I would get them far from my grow room first. Unless they are some amazing strain I would toss them and kindly ask my friend not to bring over infested plants.
_EQ
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He doesn’t know what he’s doing it’s not his fault. I warned him that he had them and he apologized luckily for me my grow room is ready for harvest in the next 24. But will do that’s what I figured I’d hear, the only issue is that the cuttings he gave me are an attempt at keeping a mother of a cut that I don’t have access too anymore.
Hook Daddy
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I guess that’s why I added “unless it’s some amazing strain”. You could find an appropriate place away from any other plants and try spraying them to get rid of the mites. I have several strains I’d love to have a cutting from now they are gone, but I can’t think of one I would take if I knew it had mites. Then if someone brought a cut of rks or exo cheese I might change my mind and try to save them. Risk vs. reward, only you know if it’s worth the effort.
_EQ
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So specifically I took clones off some of my indoor plants and used them for my outdoor grow. Well the strain in question Crunchberry I could only get 6 to root out of 10, so I split them with my buddy for his outdoor grow. Weather, pests, and user error wiped out 2 of mine, so I have one now that I planned on using for clones but I’m having such a bad septoria problem that I might lose the only one I have left. He’s got 3 that are in good shape but he didn’t know that he had mites until I saw and told him. So I told him to get some spinosad and DE and to try those and hopefully within the next 2 weeks the mite problem will be handled enough that he can take new cuts that don’t have an infestation
Jim Haddar
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Can’t you just wash the mites off the cuttings in your sink? I know some people just spray plants with water to get rid of them outdoors.
I got infested with mites after I bought OG clones from a dispensary in LA. After that I started rinsing every new clone under a faucet as soon as I brought it inside.
I got infested with mites after I bought OG clones from a dispensary in LA. After that I started rinsing every new clone under a faucet as soon as I brought it inside.
ProPheT 216
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I spray unknown cuts with SNS 217 and let set for about 2 minutes then submerge in water for about 5. Seems to kill everything
waterproof808
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Just dunk them in some soapy water and swish them around pretty good.
Mumbeltypeg
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Yep, wash the leaves, wipe them off well and visually inspect over the next couple of weeks. Should be easy enough to keep on top of with cuttings, make sure they are isolated in a humidity dome for the couple of weeks also.
nomaninsf
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Mix Azamax in a cup that's as tall as your tallest cutting and submerge them to where the stem meets your rooting medium. Leave them submerged for a few seconds and pull them out and put them in quarantine. Azamax is OMRI listed. Inspect them for mites a week later, and even if you don't see any more, for good measure, repeat the process one more time. That's my go to. If you want to make sure you 100% nuke them, use floramite, but wear protection since that stuff is toxic to humans. It's systemic and will stay in the plant for 28 days, so you won't have to worry about treating them again.
Phytoplankton
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They’re months from flower, spray them with a pyrethrum based spray, do it twice about 5 days apart, that should take care of the mites and any that hatch in the interim. Do it at lights out and keep them out or direct sunlight for a day after spraying.