Dunno if this is of any use to you or maybe you already know about it,i hate spraying of buds with anything and bombing and smoking etc. sucks really.
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Bad Mites: Two Spotted Spider Mites[/FONT]
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Spider Mites are one of the most persistent pests for the indoor gardener.[/FONT]
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Mites are tiny (about the size of a period {.}), and crawl on the underside of the plants foliage.[/FONT]
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These mites are yellow, tan or clear in colour and have two black spots on each side.[/FONT]
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Spider mite damage starts as yellow specks on the leaves causing yellow mottling . . . killing the leaves.[/FONT]
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As the spider mite colony grows, webbing is present along the center vein on the underside of the leaves and in the new growth of the plant.[/FONT]
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Mites use the webbing to crawl from plant to plant.[/FONT]
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Bad Mites like it HOT and DRY.[/FONT]
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Good Mites: Phytoseiulus persimilis[/FONT]
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One of the fastest acting predatory spider mites.[/FONT]
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It consumes 20 young and 7 adult two spotted spider mites a day!!![/FONT]
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Females are 0.5mm in size, red or orange in colour and pear shaped.[/FONT]
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Males and young (nymphs) are much smaller in size and lighter in colour.[/FONT]
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P. persimilis produces NO WEBBING.[/FONT]
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Good Mites like it COOL and HUMID, optimal temperature is 20-30 degrees c (70-80 degrees f) and humidity of 70-80%.[/FONT]
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At 24 degrees C (75 degrees F), good bugs will out breed bad bugs 2:1, but not at 30 degrees C (85 degrees F), it is the opposite.[/FONT]
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Lower room temperatures to 24-27 degrees C (75-85 degrees F) and increase humidity; Bad bugs like it HOT and DRY!!![/FONT]
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Move fans off plants; it creates dry areas, aim the fans at walls or ceiling to get better air circulation.[/FONT]
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Clean away all webbing with a soap spray and damp cloth.[/FONT]
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Release of Predatory Mites:[/FONT]