spider mite problems

hey man, sorry i can't be of more help to the actual mite problem. But I have worked with azatrol and azamax, and they have worked well for me with spider mite problems (without too much fuss about burning the leaves with foliar or messing up your plants). Good luck man! Keep fightin the good fight.

Spider Mites - Spider mites are not insects but are more closely related to spiders. These arachnids have four pairs of legs, no antennae and a single, oval body region. Most spider mites have the ability to produce a fine silk webbing. Spider mites are very tiny, being less than 1/50 inch (0.4mm) long when adults. Spider mites have tiny mouthparts modified for piercing individual plant cells and removing the contents. This results in tiny yellow or white speckles. When many of these feeding spots occur near each other, the foliage takes on a yellow or bronzed cast. Once the foliage of a plant becomes bronzed, it often drops prematurely. Heavily infested plants may be discolored, stunted or even killed. Web producing spider mites may coat the foliage with the fine silk which collects dust and looks dirty. Spider mite species seem to be warm weather or cool weather active pests. Adult females usually lay eggs on their host plants. The eggs hatch in days to weeks into the first stage, called a larva. Larvae are round bodied and have only three pairs of legs. The larvae feed for a few days, seek a sheltered spot to rest and then molt into the first nymphal stage. The first nymph now has four pairs of legs. The first nymphs feed a few days, rest and molt into the second nymph. The second nymphs feed, rest and molt into the adult stage. The males are usually the size of the second nymph and have pointed abdomens. The females have rounded abdomens and are the largest mites present. Most spider mites spend the winter in the egg stage but the twospotted spider mite over winters as adult females resting in protected places.

Solution - Early detection of spider mites, before damage is noticed, is VERY important. The tiny spider mites can be detected only by a full and thorough leaf inspection (on both sides of the leaf). If you find Spider Mites you must act fast and hit them hard with either a bleach solution (1 tablespoon of bleach to 1 gallon of very hot 95°F, pH balanced, water in a spray bottle.) Hydroponics Stores also sell Neem Oil and other remedies for spider mites.

Or one of the best things to do is get a bucket of HOT water and make a combination of neem oil and safer soap or additive free dish washing soap. You want the water to be warm so that the neem oil will break apart and mix throughout the water. DO NOT dunk your plants in until the water has safely come back to room temperature.
The safer soap will not only act as a wetting agent to help coat the plant but also weakens the exoskeletons of the lil buggers. The neem oil will make them immobile so they cannot move and suffocate them.
Dunking is the most effective method while they are smaller because it coats everything from the ground up, but this is a very effective spray. You should spray every three days, the undersides of the leaves or dunk every three days depending on size. This is the most eco friendly and safest method of treatment. This is what you should try first.

Are you in flowering yet? If not go to the hardware store and get HotShot Pest Strips. I've seen them work every time they are used.

Hang one or two up in your room and turn off the fans for a couple of days. If you are using soil be in the look out in a week or two in case there were eggs in the soil hatching.

dont know if it works but i was told ladybirds work i collect them in the summer and put them in my room just in case as they dont eat the plants

did you mean lady bugs?

I found a very tuff silk web about to intertwine in my buds, i cut the web out and the leaf the one spider had used as shelter was all wrapped up and he was chillin in there. so i just trimmed the leaf and he jumped out somewhere. hopefully he wont come back, does anyone know about this really strong silk webbing spider? and if it comes back what should i do if i cant kill it with my hand or something. i believe i caught it after it only being a day or so ( i check my plat everyday cause i have no light turner offer) the plant i have is small and started budding outside and i had to bring it in because of really bad weather. also what numbers should i look for in fertilizer? i have some tomato plant food but i think it may be too late to use it, plus this plant has had A LOT of water from the crazy amount of rain it was recieving for weeks, so i'm scared to water it ( the soil has been damp for like a week and a half) when my plant is starting to bud up is it strictly 12/12 or can igive it a couple hours more light and not worry? cause i sleep too long sometimes and forget.

I tried fighting these recently with a pesticide to start, that actually didnt work for me. I tried a few different mixtures of tobacco water etc. I caught them very early but it was still sooo anoying.

What I finally did to get rid of them was litteraly went through every leaf and rubbed the bottoms to get rid of ALL the eggs, litteraly.. every leaf. It took FOREVER but worked. After that I sprayed them everywhere with a garlic/water mixture, and then the next day put them in the shower and let it run for about a half hour.

They are now no where to be found

Not to mention spray your whole grow area down as well

this dude is such a douchebag, he leaves his room dirty and then wants to cry to everyone about spidermites . Hes lucky i dont kick his ass