I'm in the home stretch and now i get a spider mite infestation. This really sucks ass. I just have a few questions i haven't found answers too.

I'm using neem oil made by GROTEK (100% organic). No webs yet but i could see them crawling on leaves before the last neem spraying.

1. When i got the neem oil at the hydro store, the guy said 20 drops per liter and a few drops of liquid dish soap. The bottle says 5-10 mls per liter of water. This isn't preventative, i've got the buggers so how much neem should i add to 1 liter.

2. I have less than three weeks until finish (approx). I'm planning to stop using neem oil and flush about one week before finish. Will misting them down with straight water every few days help to eliminate the neem oil taste?

3. For odor control reasons, i need to dry in the grow room. If i do manage to get rid of the buggers, do i need to worry about them comming back while the girls dry? I guess you either get rid of them before finish or you're pretty much screwed.

Thanks in advance

If your grow is in a closed room?..

you should consider getting "PEST STRIPS" ... these are not the yellow sticky sheets but rather thay are a plastic thin box you hang in the room.. they will kill all the mites without effecting your buds... they may only be effective against the mites for a couple weeks..

cheers

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Thank you for the quick reply. I actually have one of those but it's just sitting on the ground. I hung it for awhile but the fans blew it around alot and i never saw much on it. Ok, i just have a few last quick questions for you.

1. How many strips should i get for a 10x12x8 room? (i'll get as many as you say to)

2. What level should i hang them at to be most effective?

3. Will the oscillating fan blowing on them be a problem?

Thanks in advance

i hang mine below my plant canopy, i have 2 in a 10x10 700 cubic foot, they dont prevent only help to supress. bombing wiping spraying and praying. thats what you got to look foward to.

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On the other side of the coin, if you like no spray and no harmful chemicals,

EAT THEM UP !

try spidex by WWW.Koppert.com

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If i had 3 or 4 of those "no pest strips" hanging right under the canopy, i could still spray lightly with neem oil a couple more times. Mabye that combination would eradicate the problem. I'm definatly getting some pest strips though. I'm just hesitant to use foggers or strong sprays for fear of ruining taste.

I'm reading about Spidex.
Edit: I like the predator mite idea but the little lady would never go for it.

Tonight i'm gonna post some pics.

Thanks for the advice all.

You're doing just fine with the Neem Oil. I use 5 ml/liter. Spray 3 times, every 5 days, and then right before harvest spray well with water.

I guess you won't be growing in the room while they are drying, so when you remove them bomb and spray the room a couple of times before starting new plants.

HTH

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3 weeks from harvest you have plenty of time to spray without affecting the taste of the bud. Neem oil is a topical application. It goes on your plants not in your plants. I want to trade eyes with you, I had to use a magnifying glass to see the little buggers. VV

Chuck, I'm in a very similar situation to you except I'm about 1 week from harvest. I noticed my infestation last Saturday. I sprayed them then and it seemed to take care of them. Until yesterday, when I noticed a few reappearing on my taller plant. I sprayed again, avoiding direct contact with the buds. When I took a clipping to look at the trichs about 2 hours later, lo and behold, I saw a little fucker under the microscope on the leaf clipping! It scared the shit out of me at first. The alarming thing was that I could not see it with my naked eye. The leaf appeared to be insect free when I clipped it. This tells me it was a recent hatchling. The trichs tell me that I have at most one more week and probably less than that. I guess if I can keep them at bay, allowing a few to escape, for the next few days I should be ok. I am guess once I harvest and the plant starts drying, the few remaining mites will starve and die.

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Thanks for the replys. It always makes me feel better chating with people that know exactly what i'm going threw.

Potroast, i'm going to start using 5ml of neem per liter of water from now on. Thats what it says on the bottle too. I was slightly hesitant to use a stronger solution so thanks for the conformation. I'm gonna bomb in between grows too. Thanks for all the comments and advice from everyone.