Thrips & Spider Mites Day 14 of Flowering

xXairwolfXx said:

Don't use neem oil while your plant is in flower. Only if you want neem flavor weed.

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Have you tried it yourself? There are a lot of people who say that but also a lot of evidence says neem oil breaks down after a few weeks and if its a choice between that or a mite infestation...

gubblebum said:

Have you tried it yourself? There are a lot of people who say that but also a lot of evidence says neem oil breaks down after a few weeks and if its a choice between that or a mite infestation...

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Had a fungus gnat infestation last year on my grow. "big infestation" Plants were in flowering. I did use neem oil while my plants were growing but couldn't completely exterminate them. They came back, had to use panty ho"s on each plant to trap the gnats then drown them. Used LOTS OF CINNAMON mixed with boiling water to get rid of the fungus gnat and larve. Yes you do have a few weeks to let it break down. Didn't want to risk my precious harvest. Lots of time, effort went into my grow only to let it be F'ED by myself. Better safe then sorry id say. xD

Never had a mite infestation. At least not yet.
So can't give any advise there.

Dude i been through this, you can do it without using anything, your back will hate you though. Every couple of days id go in there looking all around under the leaves and picking 5-15 leaves out of 5 plants in a 5x3 tent. Just pick the ones that get established populations. The ones that are obvious with naked eye. If the plants are healthy without other problems they ll fruit perfectly. Make sure you clean around the tent and the window sills with chlorine to be safe. Good luck

Edit. I just saw that you have thrips too. Have no exp with these guys but could work.

The neem oil and ladybugs did not work, im day 35 of flowering and debating if i bin the whole lot or not... will see if the ladybugs can at least keep the population down as there is at least no webbing at this stage

gubblebum said:

The neem oil and ladybugs did not work, im day 35 of flowering and debating if i bin the whole lot or not... will see if the ladybugs can at least keep the population down as there is at least no webbing at this stage

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You could try nukem or dr zymes, multiple applications spread s few days apart.

gubblebum said:

The neem oil and ladybugs did not work, im day 35 of flowering and debating if i bin the whole lot or not... will see if the ladybugs can at least keep the population down as there is at least no webbing at this stage

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Lady bugs will keep their food source alive and more start to farm them by letting the bug population stay around.

my 50 lady bugs did nothing but escape when i tryed it before, they a waste of time unless you had 500 or something

I never have bug problems. Dont mess around with half messures(Neem, soaps etc etc. Insects are safe and easy to control just get some Captain Jacks dead bug brew.(also know as Spinosade A/B) Its what greenhouses and commercial grows use to get rid of bugs safely. It kills EVERYTHING 2 applications usually does the trick