Nearing harvest now I got mites!

S. African grower

S. African grower

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What can I do! One of my best plants main cola is literally got a web over it from spidermites, I'm about 2 weeks from harvest is there anything I can do to save the precious bud?
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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i'd do the vacuum thing, then at harvest, i'd wash those buds. i don't do it, and don't normally recommend it, but anything to get as many of them off as possible. just get a couple of buckets of water, swish em around gently in one, then the other, then hang them. probably wont get rid of them all, but any loose ones, and any dead ones....
 
Logan Burke

Logan Burke

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Shrubber is right...that's about all you're really left with in way of options. Luckily, trichomes are not water soluble, meaning they won't dissolve in water. Some may break off, which of course isn't good, but it beats smoking bud that's loaded with dead (or hopefully dead) spider mites.
 
70's natureboy

70's natureboy

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I always throw that shit away because I got plenty of smoke too. If I didn't have smoke I would buy some because I still wouldn't smoke that shit or give it to anyone. I don't know enough about making oil but that may be a good use for it.
 
S. African grower

S. African grower

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70's natureboy said:
I always throw that shit away because I got plenty of smoke too. If I didn't have smoke I would buy some because I still wouldn't smoke that shit or give it to anyone. I don't know enough about making oil but that may be a good use for it.
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The problem is these guys only selling outdoor here and to the fine eye you can also see it had either a mite or catipillar infestation.. It's the sad reality..yep I think oil may be the way if I'm not satisfied with how Clean it is after a water bath lol.
 
Werp

Werp

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also put a strong fan on them, the windy conditions helps keeping them from reproducing. I don't know if this is an option but a friend of mine said he put his outdoors for a few days and they vanished.
 
S!ckN!ck

S!ckN!ck

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You can hose them down, concentrating on the underside of leaves/areas they're reproducing. Wipe down the excess mites agitated by by the treatment & clear all visible webbing/eggs, its time consuming, irritating & needs to be repeated over a 3 day period, checking where there is still sign of them daily. I'd suggest hosing & wiping down early in the day & using the vacuum additionally later in the day. Peace from another South African grower, good luck!
 
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