whats the best product for spider mites

Im asking a question for a friend of a friend, he needs help with his grow...ill let him take it from here:

I am having problems with spider mites ...
They have been going through like little soldiers
i have used a few products that just control them but they keep coming back>>>
it hasn't gotten too bad on the leaves, only a few show spots although they are all over the pots and the dirt.

I have researched and i wanted to find out more opinions.
Whats the best product to kill them?
What just controls them?
Avid
floramite
sns-217
neem
azamax

if any help with some good recipes for getting rid of these cridders
it would help extremely..

---(i just read about mosquito dunks /soak them in the water that you feed the plants with..it is supposed to kill the eggs and larvae in the dirt )
---(hot shot pest strips)
---(rosmary extract)
any help would be very much appreciated ...thanks

Lady bugs are the best product against spider mites (during veg)
If during flowering it's predatory mites you want. As for those chemicals you want to use. I'd advise against it.

Neem oil is effective as a knockdown, but will not eradicate. Some people will use a systemic while in early veg, but I don't.

Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the way to go. Spray the whole plant with neem and dishsoap then put the earth on the soil

My other personality wants to say something so here she/he goes...

Ladybugs as the other guy up there said are the best and they ship them right in the mail..

here is another personality...

and you dosent like to look at ladybugs, right?

[video=youtube;K2Qn_LkOhGg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Qn_LkOhGg[/video]....this will do it

dawn detergent.

4 tablespoons per quart.

spray the leaves over and under. Hit the stem at the base real good.
do the grow medium also.

repeat once-twice per week to control them.

predatory mites for sure. you can get 1000 for $120 and say good bye to your little friends. plus they stay in the garden and keep them from ever coming back or coming in from your clothes. stay away from those chemicals. if you cant eat it before applying it, you shouldn't use it.

Well ive just knocked the shit out of them with a dilution of neem. So now i need to kill the larva in the soil, what's the best product for that? mosquito dunks? I've heard they are great.

And AVID says it eradicates, but then says it's not a systemic killer. WTF is up with that contradiction? Does anyone know of anything that is a systemic killer?


and thanks a lot for the help

There's alot of them out there. Bayer Corp makes several. The only problem is that it stays in the plant for awhile. They suggest 6-8weeks after application before harvest. That gives you a very small time window to hit unless you have a sativa that will flower for 10 weeks. I figure if they say 8, 10 is better.

budlover13 said:

There's alot of them out there. Bayer Corp makes several. The only problem is that it stays in the plant for awhile. They suggest 6-8weeks after application before harvest. That gives you a very small time window to hit unless you have a sativa that will flower for 10 weeks. I figure if they say 8, 10 is better.

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And that goes in the dirt? or is it a foiler app. they came from my soil. +rep

predatory mights. they will work for you 24/7 brotha. if you dont want to spend 120, get 500 for $60. your local grow store can order them for you and its 2 day shipping.

seriously just get some flormite and they are history

shit man just get yourself a good spray gun and a bottle of plant vitility plus i ve used all that has already been mentioned and nothin compares to this product trust me 1 good spray all over and night night spider mite the plants seem to thrive on it.
i use this as a precaution wen in 1st week of flower so me never get em.

I've givin' lots of reputation for the help. thanks again.
okay, thanks. does anyone know anything about Mosquito Dunks? and Hot shot pest strips. Are they a safe an effective measure?

I like SM-90, but I've never had a _serious_ infestation before..

EDIT: Also, Hot Shot No Pest Strips are okay, but were never enough to get rid of them on their own.

I have effectively used azatrol for most pests (including spider mites)...its stronger than neem. I have used einsteins oil, but the azatrol is the real deal.

Avid worked for me, one application and it was a done deal.

@Soup: I don't see how the pest strips could be bad unless they off-gas. Most systemics are either diluted and fed or simply sprinkled on the soil then watered. I've looked at the dunks but haven't come to a conclusion as to whether I want to try them or not.

@Ruiner: How is azatrol in regards to residue or contaminants? I've read a little on it but not alot yet. Is it synthetic?

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