nicktater
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Why do you have a dehumidifier? whats your humidity at? i have a humidifier in my room. i read spider mites get uncomfertable at 50% humidity and strive above 60% to something like 100%.
spider mites
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bassman999
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humidity was like 64% and didnt want mold. Now is is up and down between 30-45%
I have been below 50% for at least 3 weeks now maybe 4 didnt stop them at all.
bassman999
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The guy who gave me the clones told me to turn off lights and everything for 3 days to kill mites the cold and humidity will do it he said.
We will see.
We will see.
hammer6913
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how cold is cold?
bassman999
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CSI Stickyicky
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For between cycles, always clear everything out, turn off lights, and clean, and clean, and clean. Take off your carbon filter's prefilter and run it through the wash, or replace it.
As for the vacuum, do that first, before the no pest strip. It will not kill every bug, but it will severely reduce the population, remove webbing, and remove a few eggs. Then, the strip doesnt need to work as hard to kill them.
Remember with mites, you need to attack them in 2 steps. Step one, kill the adults. Step two, kill the next generation!!! It's almost impossible to kill all the eggs, so whatever you do to the adults, you have to do it again in 2 days.
The more adults you have, the more eggs they lay. If you remove as many adults as possible with the vacuum, you ultimately keep them from laying eggs on your leaves. Then, in round two, there are less to deal with.
As for the vacuum, do that first, before the no pest strip. It will not kill every bug, but it will severely reduce the population, remove webbing, and remove a few eggs. Then, the strip doesnt need to work as hard to kill them.
Remember with mites, you need to attack them in 2 steps. Step one, kill the adults. Step two, kill the next generation!!! It's almost impossible to kill all the eggs, so whatever you do to the adults, you have to do it again in 2 days.
The more adults you have, the more eggs they lay. If you remove as many adults as possible with the vacuum, you ultimately keep them from laying eggs on your leaves. Then, in round two, there are less to deal with.
bassman999
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I am not between cycles now just a last ditch effort to kill them. But this is good advice for after they are done. My friend told me they look like a 12 weeker. So I have 3-4 weeks left to go after I turn the lights back on in 2 days.
hammer6913
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something i do is every week i take my shop vac and vac everything. pick it up and vac underneath. the walls the ceiling everything in the room and unnder. ud be surprised when ur lookin how many webs there are hidden. good luck hope this helps ya
bassman999
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I am gonna do this. My grow area is fucked! I have to do hella shit before I can even vacuum it. I will next run though.
I have killed most of my mites now with the strip. I will invest in the sns-217 when $$$ allows though. I know natural is better, but right now I have NO money!
