So I hate spider mites.. really hate them

For the last couple of weeks I have been battling the little assholes with neem oil seems to be working but they just wont go away. Any one have any other suggestions? Below is a cutting from a plant that is outside.

i also rock the azamax...what kind of sprayer are you using....describe your routine...

don't bug me by fox farm, anything with [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]PYRETHRUM[/FONT] in it will kill them on contact

http://foxfarmfertilizer.com/products_pest1.html

I just use neem oil concentrated that I bought from lowes. I don't have the bottle in front of me but I think it calls for 2TBS per gallon once every 7 days. I might have to knock back the mixture some and spray every couple of days to keep the neem on the plant with out burning it.

Now that I think about it. I might have some Don't bug me out in the garage. I'm glad you said something, Im going to give that a shot.

Are you saying that spider mites are turning your leaves yellow? Never seen that, but I have never had spider mites. I thought they made little webs in the buds and ate the bottom of the leaves.

I sprayed every other day with neem for the first week, then would rinse.... then continued to spray every 3 days, Ran out of neem then made a homebrew chili spray and used every 3 days.....they seem to be gone now. Took like a month to battle them.

you just got to make sure you get every single leaf, front and back, or else they will just keep reproducing.

Tommorow im going to rinse them off and continue spraying with BT for worms.

you have to switch up sprays when battling SM's because they build immunity's to pesticides.

I been checkin out home remedies and I find that some growers swear by rosemary oil.
http://www.sierranaturalscience.com/Mite and Rosemary Efficacy.pdf

Ladybugs...

Fight the little buggers with a predatory species

step up to nuclear level, with Avid
http://www.amazon.com/Avid-0-15EC-Spider-Mite-Control/dp/B004CZ866E

Dyna Ryda said:

Are you saying that spider mites are turning your leaves yellow? Never seen that, but I have never had spider mites. I thought they made little webs in the buds and ate the bottom of the leaves.

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Yea you can tell you've never had them. They make there webs wherever they want and they eat your plant wherever they want and they god damn do whatever they want the bastards!!!

I'm starting to see little webs around the base of my buds.... I better do something about that. *runs outside*

guys that spray flowers with avid are duetchz bags-

yea what do the pics represent? i thought i wuld see spiders

i wanna keep a look out for outdoor, what should i be look for specifically, cant say taht ive had an investation yet, i guess i would know if i did right?

Most of the yellowing is from a defiecency. Im affrid to step up the concentration of the ferts while trying to fight the SM. Once i get the SM population reduced ill give her a good feeding. In the pics if you look close on the green leaves you will see the little brownish black dots which are the spider mites.

or just tap the leaf over a piece of white paper and some spidermites will fall on it

Murfy said:

guys that spray flowers with avid are duetchz bags-

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yea, there may be some toxic effects, I use in veg but not on flowers. It apparently may stay in the system of the plant for several weeks.

start by rinsing the leaving with just straight water. buy a nozzle that has either a mist or flat setting (the flat is a little strong but if ur plants are solid they'll be fine) if u dont have one already. and just start washing them plants every mornin. spider mites reproduce most rapidly in hot and dry conditions. if u can keep it somewhat cool, maybe throw a burlap shade cloth over them if possible, and keep the humidity up by sprayin wit water that alone will slow the reproduction rate at least so they will be easier to manage. then i would get some pirate bugs, ladybugs, and any other natural predator u could get ur hands on. once u already got em azamax doesnt do much. azamax is an anti-feedant and doesnt kill on contact. and even the on contact killers dont seem to work, they also kill any predators as well. i think azamax and neem are good if u use them weekly from the beginning of veg but once u already got em, natural predators are probably the best option.

spider mites and white flys are feasting on my plants as we speak!

Got any pics? Ive nev er had either in all my years of growing but they are a constant fear