Need help with indoor grow

[Oberyn]

Hi, this is my first post so excuse any gaffes.

i noticed some spider web like structures at the bud sites of my plant. the bud development is still in the early stage and i'm really scared for my plant.

Help in identifying the problem and possible solutions is appreciated.

Photo is attached, not very high quality but you can make out small black "things" crawling on the leaves and bud areas.

Also, is the whitening of surface of the leaves a related problem?

Thanks

 

[BustinScales510]

Looks like a pretty serious spider mite infestation. It would be tough for even a pro to pull out of that tailspin, considering you're new you might want to just start over though I know thats probably not the advice you were hoping for. You have to clean your area thoroughly and spray the plants with a mite treatment every few days until theyre gone if you go that route.

 

[Silky Shagsalot]

i would yank as much of those spiders/webs, as i could by hand, a couple toothpicks or whatever, and hang a couple of those shell no pest strip type things. remove the plants, bomb the room, replace the plants. you're early on in flower, so spray the plants too, maybe neem will do it. throw a fan on them after spraying to aid in drying....

 

[Cascadian]

I would listen to BustinScales. Very carefully pick up the plant making sure to not knock off any of the mites and drop it in a garbage bag...

You sound like a newer grower, trust me a spider mite battle is a very serious undertaking...

If you have any other bagseed I would germinate another one and bleach/clean that grow room for a week minimum.

Good Luck!

 

[srh88]

mites are annoying as fuck! good luck man.. ive never had em that bad.

 

[c0ldsm0ke]

damn mites... only had em once, but right when ya think they're gone, start seein webs again... the ultimate pain in the ass

 

[mr sunshine]

Spray azamax on your entire plant and water with it to . .three days later spray the safer brand shit. Three days later spray some neem oil and water with it to...then three days later use the azamax again.and everytime you spray clean out your room with bleach drench that fucken room. If their not gone after that start over!

 

[tikitoker]

look into "liquid lady bug", ts worth a shot. And if you already have them then they will most likely return one day, when you think all is good. Diligence and PERSEVERANCE is the key to any intergrated pest management solution. a quick tip- spray a 50/50 iso/h20 with a f drops of dishsoap to serve as a surfactant. I use that plus a tbsp. of habanero juice on my veggie garden and nothing stays around too long. Its more of a preventative than a cure.

 

[mr sunshine]

damn mites... only had em once, but right when ya think they're gone, start seein webs again... the ultimate pain in the ass

Solid first post. Heres some rep!

 

[Unclebaldrick]

Been looking for a place to bounce this idea. I submit it for your consideration.

When your current situation resolves itself (i.e. you harvest or cut and run,) clean everything. Clean it again. Then go and get yourself a plant that spider mites love. Like catnip or jasmine. Dose it with a healthy dose of systemic miteicide (do that now - I cannot rec. a brand) and put it in your grow. Leave it there for four or five days. Take it far away and destroy it. Start over. NEVER use a systemic on a consumable plant!

My thoughts are that you are taking advantage of the mites' natural ability to find a suitable plant. You will never get every last egg. They will hatch and find your shit. Give them something to find. Make it easy for them. Toooooo easy.

Only used it once. Was successful but have been successful many times without using it. So hard to say if it made a difference.

Idea has probably been discussed, but it's kind of hard to find stuff here sometimes. is there any chance of systemic crossover? Good luck.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

Oh, make sure that this "Judas Plant" is under the only source of light. (come to the liiiiiight)

 

[dannyboy602]

i would yank as much of those spiders/webs, as i could by hand, a couple toothpicks or whatever, and hang a couple of those shell no pest strip type things. remove the plants, bomb the room, replace the plants. you're early on in flower, so spray the plants too, maybe neem will do it. throw a fan on them after spraying to aid in drying....

not a solution. only a mitigator.

Looks like a pretty serious spider mite infestation. It would be tough for even a pro to pull out of that tailspin, considering you're new you might want to just start over though I know thats probably not the advice you were hoping for. You have to clean your area thoroughly and spray the plants with a mite treatment every few days until theyre gone if you go that route.

starting over is effective but not necessary. good tip though

Oh, make sure that this "Judas Plant" is under the only source of light. (come to the liiiiiight)

won't work bro. they'll spread and you'll lose all the plants.......mites like heat. all they do is multiply and eat. the stippling on your leaves is a tell tale sign. mites are extremely hard to get rid of entirely. there are two pesticides worth considering if you want. one gets rid of mites and one gets rid of eggs and mites. floromite and forbid are their brand names. while you're in veg you can spray but i wouldn''t spray in flower. if you only have one plant at this point i would start over. they have a short life cycle and once you rid your room of green plants they wont live long at all. my advice comes from field study and a sprayers license for pesticides in my state. good luck.

 

[Silky Shagsalot]

not a solution. only a mitigator.

lol, how would you know, have you tried it? have you had an infestation? i've seen it work, depending on the size of infestation, of course. lol, here's another "all seeing/knowing," nay sayer, passing judgement on folks trying to help someone. why don't you just tell him what remedy you suggest, without waving off others that are trying to help? there's more than one way to skin a cat....

 

[Dribbles]

I would go out to a hardware store and buy *the* most poisonous plant-bug spray I could find, mix it according to indtructions, then saturate the plant head-to-toe, ensuring I got to the undersides of ALL leaves. I would then repeat this every 2-3 days for a week at which point most of the suckers should be wiped out, then I'd "maintain" the plant with a more natural, safer pesticide to control the leftover mites (there will still be leftovers, and they'll multiply FAST).

Pros: A proper poison will actually kill the mites, and get them down to managable levels.

Cons: Your plant will probably still contain traces of pesticide when it's harvested.

 

[mr sunshine]

It just depends what type of spidermites you have! Ive gotten rid of all the spiderrmites i had last year using my method of neem, azamax and safer . If we were talking abour broadmites then you would be fucked!

 

[junker1]

I had them with a 18 plants,They were prob already there but they didnt show up until bud stage talk about a fucken nightmare. I used azamax and neem oil. separately not together. I was able to keep them under control at best. I used a small shop vac and pulled most off with that.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

won't work bro. they'll spread and you'll lose all the plants.......mites like heat. all they do is multiply and eat. the stippling on your leaves is a tell tale sign. mites are extremely hard to get rid of entirely. there are two pesticides worth considering if you want. one gets rid of mites and one gets rid of eggs and mites. floromite and forbid are their brand names. while you're in veg you can spray but i wouldn''t spray in flower. if you only have one plant at this point i would start over. they have a short life cycle and once you rid your room of green plants they wont live long at all. my advice comes from field study and a sprayers license for pesticides in my state. good luck.

Not sure I was clear. My suggestion is for him to use this plant as the only thing in the garden. After some serious cleaning. Just to get any last mite that he misses or hatches after cleaning. Get rid of it before you reintroduce plants into the garden. I agree that if you put a dosed plant in with your others it will make no difference

 

[Unclebaldrick]

But, yeah. I agree with Dannyboy602. They are hard to get rid of. The best way is to slash and burn. I have had success at taking cuttings from infected plants, treating them with pyrethrin, moving the clone rig to a separate location, treating them some more and having them be mite free for reintroduction.

Dunno about the broad mites. Hope I never do.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

If you are going to try and save those, try a cotton swab in alcohol. Kills on contact. Don't get the alcohol on the plant (I would guess) just use it to get the concentrations of mites and webs.

Prevention is something you are going to want to look into. I get them every couple of years no matter how careful I am. It's a bad time.

 

[Unclebaldrick]

If you use a vaccum, spray some Raid down the hose before you power down. They can get out. I have a lot of respect for the little bastards' abilities. Someday nanotechnology may develop a perfect mite predator. I long for that day.

Summer before last my dad in law and I were surveying his soybeans. He told me that he got these things called spider items on 'em this year. Wanted to know if I had heard of them? I tried to act surprised and ignorant.