ChevySwish
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, just wanted to share with all my fellow growers a nice little trick to kill those pesky Spider Mites instantly. I have a Hulkberry 5 weeks into flower and noticed a few white spots popping up on lower leaves and sure enough after thorough inspection with a 100x microscope there a few were. So let me help you out.
Simple shit.
1tsp Pure Rosemary Essential Oil
8 oz R/O or Distilled water
That's it. Shake generously and apply. You can also add a few drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil also, the thinner properties of the Eucalyptus oil allow for a smoother coating of the leaves without having to add a carrier oil or soap, as well as contains an antisceptic property. You can even go as far as to add 3 drops of melaleuca (tea tree) and 3 drops of lemon essential oils as they contain antifungal and germicidal properties. Powder mold, botrytis, most mites etc.
If you don't believe me, take an infested leaf and shake some onto a white piece of paper or if you can see them with naked eyes or microscope, then finely mist them once and watch them all stop dead in their tracks. Used Rosemary for years, doesn't effect the taste of the buds if you stop 1-2 weeks before harvest, and you don't need more than a super fine mist, instant contact of the Rosemary will kill them, you'll see them walk into spots of it and stop moving instantly. Try it out.
Simple shit.
1tsp Pure Rosemary Essential Oil
8 oz R/O or Distilled water
That's it. Shake generously and apply. You can also add a few drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil also, the thinner properties of the Eucalyptus oil allow for a smoother coating of the leaves without having to add a carrier oil or soap, as well as contains an antisceptic property. You can even go as far as to add 3 drops of melaleuca (tea tree) and 3 drops of lemon essential oils as they contain antifungal and germicidal properties. Powder mold, botrytis, most mites etc.
If you don't believe me, take an infested leaf and shake some onto a white piece of paper or if you can see them with naked eyes or microscope, then finely mist them once and watch them all stop dead in their tracks. Used Rosemary for years, doesn't effect the taste of the buds if you stop 1-2 weeks before harvest, and you don't need more than a super fine mist, instant contact of the Rosemary will kill them, you'll see them walk into spots of it and stop moving instantly. Try it out.