Mites?? Photo Included.

404NotFound

404NotFound

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Well I've seen these nearly impossible to see bugs on my plant [5 weeks and 4 days into flower]and from all the information I've been reading, I've come to the conclusion it is Spidermites, but I'm always looking for a second opinion because I could be wrong. If it is spidermites, I've been using 50/50 rubbing alcohol/water and spraying the top and bottom of leaves, it's slowed them down quite a bit and somehow I had a ladybug come from outside to in my grow room and hang out on the plant. So I think that did some good too. Any advice would be helpful. Also sorry about the photos, I have real bad nerves and can't hold a magnifying glass and camera at the same time to take a picture. But in the photos are the adults on the topside of the leaves.
 

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Czechems

Czechems

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Do you have the option to completely rinse the plant in water? Spider mites don't take well to complete wet. I had the problem, though not into flowering, and gave the underside and topside of the plant a good spray down and it took care of it. I did this after a light chemical treatment didn't work and in your case the chemical treatment is out of the question anyway since your plants are flowering. I've heard of people taking the plants into the shower to give them a complete shower down, sending the mites into the sewer. If you are worried about humidity after that, just use a fan to get them dry somewhat quickly. Perhaps there are some obvious problems with this technique that I haven't heard about, but it worked for me once.
 
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I can definitely look into it, I doubt I'd be able to do that considering right now I'm staying with family and one of the family members doesnt know about it. I'll be moving out on the 1st, so if anything maybe it could wait.
 
Czechems

Czechems

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I'd be careful with any chemicals at this stage of the game. you said they are flowering. it's advised not to use any pesticides when it's already begun.
 
404NotFound

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I ended up calling up one of my buddies and he told me where to get some organic pesticides at. He does big grow ops, all organic, so i trust his judgment.
 
Czechems

Czechems

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Cool, but even the organic can leave a nasty taste later. Still, I reckon your buddy has more experience with this than me. Good luck and let us know how it worked out!
 
Jayy's

Jayy's

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I had the same prob not to long ago.

Organic Pest Spray
-Vinegar
-Lemon (Squeeze the juice)
-Hot sauce (Tabassco!)
-Garlic Cloves
-H20

Blend all together in a blender really really good!
and pour just the juice not the debris left over,
into a spray bottle and spray on the infected area!
Repeat until mites and pest are gone!

That's my recipe.

:joint: <-- that's my name don't wear it out....
 
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SMINTMINT01

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I had hell with spider mites throughout the summer, then found a new product at the end of August called DR SCHIMMEL's after readin' about it on another forum. This stuff is the mutts nutts; not a mite to be seen four weeks later and my harvest woz the best ever!! Only trouble is, not many shops carry it yet....but ask for them to get it in.
 
lilmrschronic

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They look like mutated mites! I always battle mites, neem oil is good, but they get immune to it after some time. I grow on my indoor porch and have a puppy and 2 cats so mites always find their way to my babies, the best thing I've ever used is Mighty wash, which you can use all the way up to the day you harvest. I spray mine like twice a week to keep them away. If you use the mighty wash throughout your grow you'll be fine, just remember to use some powerwash when your almost done, because its supposed to remove all the residue left from the mighty wash. Good luck!
 
BeaverHuntr

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Mites will become immune to a lot of shit. If you can start researching predatory mites you can have shipped to you. I have a outdoor grower friend who uses them and they basically eat all the mites and then start eating each other until there are no more left.
 
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404NotFound

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BeaverHuntr said:
Mites will become immune to a lot of shit. If you can start researching predatory mites you can have shipped to you. I have a outdoor grower friend who uses them and they basically eat all the mites and then start eating each other until there are no more left.
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I was looking into that and actually have my kids finding ladybugs everyday to put on the plant. lol. I'm really trying to conserve money for my next grow [plus in the process of moving into another house saturday]. I've actually have come across a lot of solutions to get rid of them, from you guys on here and around on google and from my friend as well, so I think I'll keep with the ladybugs and also do different solutions every so often so they won't become immune to just one and I can keep fighting them. And with my next grow, I'm just going to add nematodes to the soil from the get go so I won't have to worry about them [at least what I've read is that the larvae is in the soil, correct me if I am wrong]. If not, then I'll just invest money into the predatory mites that I've seen are for sale and what you've also said if the problem occurs again.


lilmrschronic said:
They look like mutated mites! I always battle mites, neem oil is good, but they get immune to it after some time. I grow on my indoor porch and have a puppy and 2 cats so mites always find their way to my babies, the best thing I've ever used is Mighty wash, which you can use all the way up to the day you harvest. I spray mine like twice a week to keep them away. If you use the mighty wash throughout your grow you'll be fine, just remember to use some powerwash when your almost done, because its supposed to remove all the residue left from the mighty wash. Good luck!
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Mutated mites?? lol. That's the second time someone has made mention of not a normal mite. You with the mutated and someone else made mention that is a new breed or something. So did I catch the worst of the worst or something? lol
 
404NotFound

404NotFound

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lilmrschronic, I've also read neem oil is really good for a preventative [someone might've mentioned it here also], so I'm a little past that stage. lol. Thank you though, any info is good info.
 
BeaverHuntr

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404NotFound said:
I was looking into that and actually have my kids finding ladybugs everyday to put on the plant. lol. I'm really trying to conserve money for my next grow [plus in the process of moving into another house saturday]. I've actually have come across a lot of solutions to get rid of them, from you guys on here and around on google and from my friend as well, so I think I'll keep with the ladybugs and also do different solutions every so often so they won't become immune to just one and I can keep fighting them. And with my next grow, I'm just going to add nematodes to the soil from the get go so I won't have to worry about them [at least what I've read is that the larvae is in the soil, correct me if I am wrong]. If not, then I'll just invest money into the predatory mites that I've seen are for sale and what you've also said if the problem occurs again.




Mutated mites?? lol. That's the second time someone has made mention of not a normal mite. You with the mutated and someone else made mention that is a new breed or something. So did I catch the worst of the worst or something? lol
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Yeah I used the preadatory nematodes to NOM NOM on the larvae..
 
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