Spider Mites- temperature death

**karo** · 11-23-2006, 05:37 PM

Does anyone know at what temperature ( low and high ) will a spider mite die ?

**Garden Knowm** · 11-23-2006, 06:51 PM

I like your thinking, but unfortunatley they can hibernate when the temp drops below 65 ... And they can withstand freezing temperatures through this hibernation... It is a fact that they can hibernate for 1 year and there is serious evidence that they can hibernate longer...

Things only get worse as the temperature gets hotter... Mites thrive in temperatures over 80 degrees... They multiply at an unbelievable rate as temperatures pass 80 degrees...

There is a product called "pest strips". , this product will eliminate mites in enclosed areas,,, it is the best product on the market... Besides Avid... Which is very deadly and should only be used when all other means are exhausted...

And NOW you KNOWM

Love

**karo** · 11-23-2006, 08:12 PM

I just discoverd the little hotten tots two days ago.I put the plant outside in the cold drizzlie rainy night and today.
At what point is it a lost cause ?
Its about 2-3 weeks out of being ready to harvest.
I ordered the leaf spray talked about in another thread.
Its just the one plant,how would i clean the room that i had the plant in?
thanks

**Sublime757** · 11-23-2006, 10:02 PM

You can buy bug bombs that can will clear the whole house of bugs. Or you can just remove your plant and lysol the fuck out of your grow room. The walls and all. Give it a day or so to dry completely. Lysol is the shit and the room will be near sterile

**ViRedd** · 11-24-2006, 11:18 AM

Spider Mites are tough little bastards and can be really hard to get rid of. The No-Pest-Strips that GK talked about work, but the mites build up a tolerance to them pretty fast. You need something to kill the eggs as well as the babies and adults. There is one product that works above all ... AVID. Its very expensive, but some hydro stores sell small vials of it. You only need five (5) drops of AVID per gallon of water. Spray under the leaves, top of leaves, the walls and the cracks in your grow cabinet. Check your cuttings as well. If you've been handling your infested plant and not changing your clothes and washing your hands before handling other plants, you can be assured that they are infested too. It may take three, or more AVID treatments before the problem is taken care of.

Vi

**Garden Knowm** · 11-27-2006, 02:20 PM

Be very careful with AVID..use gloves and masks.. the shit is DEATH in a bottle..

iloveyou

**ViRedd** · 11-28-2006, 08:45 AM

Five (5) drops of AVID per quart of water in a spray bottle is all you need.

Vi

**Garden Knowm** · 11-28-2006, 09:02 AM

do not spray avid on buds... or any flowering plant...

**General Kush** · 02-21-2009, 10:41 AM

anybody know if spidermites can be found in cellars, thats where im growing mine.

**spidermitebreeder** · 07-15-2009, 08:38 PM

absolutely!In my cellar I'm battleing a major infestation!You will probably get them sure enough. I would from now on take some profalaxis action now! I am using no pest strips for 4 days now and seems to have reduced their numbers, i said reduced. And made a homemade solution of cigs, pepper sauce and garlic cloves and an going to continue it for a couple of weeks. It made me cough! so I hope it's Armageddon for those infernal bastards!