Fighting Spider Mites and thinking about flipping to flower soon

shroomhaze

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So I made a post here about my spider mites problem u can check it on my profile. Ever since then Iv been spraying the fuck out of the tent picking up leaves where see mites and killing them as much as possible. Now when I go into the tent I can still find a couple of mites alive here and there but their numbers are going down. I been wanting to switch to bloom for a while now. Do you guys think switching in a couple of days and keep spraying with either citric acid or neem oil(I also got a product called CannaCure) for the first 2 weeks of bloom would be a bad idea or risky? I feel like in 2 weeks with spraying and all I can get rid of them fully maybe?

Also going to spray today and I was thinking about mixing citric acid and neem oil together is this a bad idea??
 
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I would wait cause if they come back during flower you don’t wanna spray your buds,to get rid you’ll need at least 3 different spray’s for every 3-4 days and a natural predator. That’s how I got rid of them.
 
I would wait cause if they come back during flower you don’t wanna spray your buds,to get rid you’ll need at least 3 different spray’s for every 3-4 days and a natural predator. That’s how I got rid of them.
k I guess rushing things will just ruin the whole grow potentially, but how long do you think I should wait after not being able to find more mites in the grow room? I am going to spray every 2-3 days with a different treatment and treat the soil with neem today. Spray alcohol on the walls of the tent and just go all out
 
I don’t remember how long I did it for, cause when I got them I researched my ass off. Look up the life cycle of mites I believe that’s what I went with to determine when to move forward
 
Yeah spider mites in flower is a major pita, I would want to go at least a couple weeks without seeing any before flipping, and keep doing whatever preventatives you're doing during that time.

If it were me, still in veg, I'd take a bunch of clones from branches with no signs of mite damage, and root them in a separate/clean area. It's way easier to spot and treat mites on plants with only a few leaves. Meanwhile clean out the flower area very thoroughly, and try to have no plants in there for a few weeks before putting new ones in. If you're worried about yield, just do more clones with shorter veg time.
 
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