cloudhopper1
New Member
I have been growing for a few years now and have done pretty good up until one stupid mistake that will not seem to go away. I was running out of room and equipment to keep a vegging grow room and also a budding room going at the same time. I decided to put a couple of the plants outdoors. When I finally made room for them I brought them back in. Little did I know they had been hijacked by spyder mites. I have never had a pest problem before so I am not used to checking for them. My plants started showing signs that something was wrong. It puzzled me at first because I knew my ph was right and I have always followed my fox farm nutrients schedule like a bible. Puzzled and not sure I decided that I needed a closer look. The magnifying glass answered my questions. I had one hell of an infestation of the little bastards. I tried all sorts of sprayes including neem oil and knockdown. Just when I thought that I had it under control they would return with a vengeance. I had to sacrifice a plant that was so bad that it was webbed up. That was a funeral that I never want to attend again. My question is this. I have a beautiful purple Sativa that is 4 weeks into budding. I had nursed this plant back and it seemed as if my spyder mite problem was gone. I treated this plant up until I changed my light cycle to flower. I kept checking this plant as it started to bud and all that I could see was dead bugs and dead eggs. I looked today and there are live mites and eggs on the plant. I keep picking them off and I have cut off infected leafs. The buds are so full of sticky resin that I am hoping they don't go there. Does anyone have any suggestions.