Spidermite Help From The Pros

Ok so I sprayed with neem oil waited two days I still seen them. I did not want to lose my buds so I cut all the fan laeves off. and spayed all my buds again I was going to harvest today but I am worried my buds will smell and smoke like neem oil. I have a 6x7 room with a 1000 w HPS airconditioner keepin temp at 74 78 exhaust fan running dehumidifier keeping room 45 to 55% I have 3 White widows and 2 big bud veg for 40 days Flowering for 60 days I was going to harvest in 7 more days. So my question is no fan leaves will they survive a few more days to let neem oil disappear or if I harvest now will i smell and smoke neem oil

Sucks man, nice plants too.

they will be ok without the fan leaves for the next week or two as the plant is very near maturity and is not in need of a vast amount of sugars at this stage.

If you harvest now there is the possibility that you will taste the neem oil. But on the other hand if you still have spider mites it is worth bearing in mind that they can trash you plants in a matter of days if left unchecked.

It is always best to have a bottle of spider miticide at hand incase of problems; but you have to spray the plants 3 times over a 10 day period to break the cycle, or other eggs will continue hatching after you spray.

You may also consider upping you humidity (rots eggs), and dropping temps (especially at night when you can drop it more) to disuade them from staying!

important to remember that spider mites adapt and became immune quickly to miticide sprays, so it is best to alternate between a few different types.

After this grow make sure you clean out grow room and wash floor, walls, ceiling with 5% bleach solution.

also make sure you use a miticide that is approved for consumed food - that way you can be fairly sure it will not affect taste, or make your dick fall off!

good luck.

Ok so all leaves are gone I even trimmed up the Buds nice and Tight I cleaned out my grow room. Bleached the entire floor I did not do the room completely with bleach yet. I still have a Thia plant in there but he is just off to the side under a 400w HPS by herself she has about 3 weeks left. so then I sprayed all my buds including the thia with BONIDE Ready to use has PHRETHRINSin it it is ok for Tomato and Vegetables. Thanks for the great help i will keep you posted on how we turn out