virulient
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You're going to be late to the foo fighters. Better get going.
Spidermites?
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virulient
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But can you afford the increased insurance? LOL. That's how they get ya........in the long-term. ahahahahah enjoy your concert douchebag.
virulient
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Oh, that makes MUCH more sense. Thanks for clearing things up. Lol wtf...
panhead
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Whats amazing to me is that spidermites cause so much devastation in such a short time yet the bugs are sooooo easy to eleminate from all grows using all natural methods,all natural methods that work 1,0000 times better than any chemical or lady bug.
Growers are plagued by these pests & try all kinds of bombs,sprays,traps,lady bugs ect yet the one method assured to stop them cold they act as if you never even told them about it & keep searching for another method.
The answer is right before everybodys eyes,as with any animal or insect they all require a fairly specific habitat,animals & insects around the world are becomming extinct because of loss of habitat.
Animals & insects can overcome predators,they can overcome poisons & pesticicides by building up a tolerance,the one thing no animal or insect can overcome is loss of habitat,the habitat becomes even more linked to the insects survival when there is a weather condition which its impossible for them to adapt to.
Spidermites need a steady climate to thrive in,they seek out conditions of stale non moving air currents,the less air current the more they thrive,spidermites need the underside of the leaves to be a non moving enviroment to thrive.
When the enviroment is not suitable for a random spidermite to thrive in it cant breed,if it can breed it dies off.
All that has to be done in any grow is to seperate the plants far enough where fresh moving air currents can flow over every leaf surface,if this is accomplished then the random spidermites we bring into our grows on our clothing or infected clones & mothers will never gain a foothold & establish a colony or group & the room will never be infested with mites.
For rooms that are allready infested heavily its still the same philosophy used to rid the room of them,take away their specific habit,seperate plants so all leaves can flutter at medium rate,place a sacrificial plant in the room that is not being affected by wind,with the calm conditions its natural for the mites to relenquish their foothold on the affected plants & move to a more suitable location,which just so happens to be the sacrificial plants in the room.
Take the sacrificial plants outside after carefully covering them with a garbage bag,once outside spray the hell out of the plant with RAID bug killer & replace with a fresh plant,repeat several times until all mites are gone.
Once the room is mite free just be sure to keep lots of fresh air moving thru the canopy & lower areas of the plants,in thick dense grows such as most hydroponic grows air penetration can be accomplished using a 4 inch centrifugal fan,or squirell cage fan.
Take 4 inch wide pvc plumbing pipe & drill holes in a straight line about 1 inch apart,lay 2 or 3 of the pipes long way across the table with all holes facing upwards,now connect all the pipes together using 45 degree elbows on one end,the other end leave the center pipe open & connect the pipe to the output side of the centrifugal fan.
This takes up zero grow space & gives a steady flowing never ending air current applied directly at the main areas where spidermites live,under the leaf.
Spidermies arent shit to eleminate permanently if you use the approach of destroying their habitat.
calibuzz
Member
Some do not like the extra work. That's cool. nospidermites.com also make a one aplication spray - the best there is - but yet it still leaves residue. Yuk! I hate poison on my bud. No way man.
I like my medicine as pure as possible. As an american Indian I require the best possible medicine to give to my patients who rely on the best. The above proceedure leaves no harmful residue.
Use DDT for all I care. You always get what you put in. Inside the door or out.
Best wishes and thanks for the feedback.
Calibuzz
I like my medicine as pure as possible. As an american Indian I require the best possible medicine to give to my patients who rely on the best. The above proceedure leaves no harmful residue.
Use DDT for all I care. You always get what you put in. Inside the door or out.
Best wishes and thanks for the feedback.
Calibuzz
panhead
Well-Known Member
Well then there ya have it.
VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
New Member
I sprayed with mightywash, then put no pest strip in room. Problem seems to be gone.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
jimmy1life
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found the nps at lowes under 7 bucks.ok nother question in one little bedroom i have a veg cabinent with a 15ow hps my closet has a 400w hps do you guyys think 1 nps would work for my room or put 1 in the closet and 1 in the cabinent remember im the guy who sprayd floramite. no cobwebs just white dots appearing. I ask cuz i also have a 15month old son who lives here but doesnt go in my room ofcourse but this poison shit gets scary after reading this shit about whats in them
jimmy1life
Well-Known Member
will not be sprayn again lol. il finish my grow up then b4 flowering any more start dunking them in floramite. It seems better that way really counting on thew no pest strips to work. i only veg my plants to 14 to 16 inches so thats y it easy for me to dunk them. i will dunk them even if the n ps work b4 flowering anyways as a pecaution sry got a broken hand hard to type in a cast
mrduke
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this is the first time in years of hearing this question that some one has actually came up with a solution not just an off the top of there head answer. Thank you panhead
dbkick
Well-Known Member
I'll stick with mighty wash, a little wind doesn't work with colorado mites.
303
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Yeah I'll have to agree with that. I can make a wind tunnel in my room and they still thrive. I have a oscillating fan on each wall. That didn't do it. I bought some forbid miticide. Seems to have knocked them down lets see about the eggs. Apparently this product kills them. I read an earlier post someone said they needed a respirator to use this product? I didn't see any warnings. Directions just said to spray, I'll come back tomorrow with my results.
mak
Active Member
so,ill be trying panhead's air movement methods and possibly the mighty wash and the strip if all fails...
when all bugs are gone i will be spraying clean water under my leaves every so often to destray the habitat
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just started to notice the spider mites and the little black bugs,i think they are baby gnats..none are flying yet.
when all bugs are gone i will be spraying clean water under my leaves every so often to destray the habitat
..just started to notice the spider mites and the little black bugs,i think they are baby gnats..none are flying yet.
thc&me
Active Member
I prefer horticultural oils (vegetable based) to any other method of pest control. Effective, odorless, and completely organic. What more could you want? I'm not talking of the petroleum based sludge of yesteryear, but highly refined horticultural oils derived from seed oil extraction.. You need a few applications to completely rid yourself of mites, but these oils won't be absorbed by your plant like oils derived from Neem seed will. After defeating spider mites once, I now spray each plant once before inducing flowering and once again during the first week of 12/12. A little prevention goes a long way, as I've never had a problem since.
mrduke
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where does one get such oils???? do es it have a name?
sensi addict
Member
after a good 3 yrs of battling mite infestation,finally people are selling it for cheap euro delivery-and im so glad i chose to use it as ive been mite free a while now,long enough to no they aint returning unless im careless.that spider mite control [smc] was no good here,Savona worked for a while-i tried a whole host of products and to no avail.iim hearing good things about forbid and avid too.good luck,it really is an uphill battle!