Spider Mites! Help!

Thanks sooo much everyone! I live in an area where growing indoors isn't common. It's really cold here too so we don't have many nurseries. I have to do most of my purchasing online so I should be able to find any cure out there. I'm not worried about cost so I think I'm going to get some neem oil to spray around the room (I have 16 more clones I just transplanted to veg so they will be getting a good does too just to make sure) and the surrounding areas. The room isn't quite sealed from the rest of the house so I don't think lady bugs would be good although I've heard they help a lot..I just don't want my house covered in them! =P But I think I'm going to try some Mite X =) It will be getting rush delivered asap! If I have to spray in the dark hours...how am I supposed to see what I'm spraying? Do I have to spray every single leaf that has them? I would think so but just checking. And I can even spray near the buds right? Just making sure cause my buds are starting to look beautiful and tasty! I have AK 47, Skunk, Northern Lights, and Strawberry Cough. I can't wait to smoke itttt! Just hoping there's no mites to ruin it! Thanks for EVERYONES help. I love this fucking website <3

Originally Posted by Vinceborg 2050

NEEM OIL. get some.. add some dishsoap to your neem oil / water mix. and spray liberally.

Shit is AMAZING. i havent ever used it on cannabis cause i'm new to cannabis but it has killed every single type of pest that has plagued my cacti garden.

Be sure to shake it up real well cause neem oil has a hard time mixing with water (hence the dishsoap). I'm new to growing cannabis but in the history of my gardening adventures, neem oil has provided an amazing remedy to all pest problems.

If Neem doesnt work, you may have to get hardcore with some commercial premixed pesticides.

...what he said ^^^...just don't spray while the lights are on (can burn foliage by magnifying the drops ), and not past 3 weeks of bloom (can mold buds).

almost any oil will work as long as its plant safe it just drowns the mites and eggs,

I had the same problem bud. I simply went to the local hydro store and bought some organic spray that you dilute 1/3 and every third day sprayed my girls down thoroughly. I eventually got those bastards for good. And btw, my crop came out more than just fine

Thanks folks! I'm still new to growing...every batch has a new problem but that's the only way to move forward! This round is my second harvest. My first round was terriblleeee...I had problems with pH, over heating, soil, and fert! My girls have improved literally 200% from last time, but now I'm plagued with mites! I've ordred up some Mite X and neem oil. Between spraying the plants and disinfecting the room (with the neem oil) I hope I can kick this before it kicks my buds!

Originally Posted by StonerPuppy69

Thanks sooo much everyone! I live in an area where growing indoors isn't common. It's really cold here too so we don't have many nurseries. I have to do most of my purchasing online so I should be able to find any cure out there. I'm not worried about cost so I think I'm going to get some neem oil to spray around the room (I have 16 more clones I just transplanted to veg so they will be getting a good does too just to make sure) and the surrounding areas. The room isn't quite sealed from the rest of the house so I don't think lady bugs would be good although I've heard they help a lot..I just don't want my house covered in them! =P But I think I'm going to try some Mite X =) It will be getting rush delivered asap! If I have to spray in the dark hours...how am I supposed to see what I'm spraying? Do I have to spray every single leaf that has them? I would think so but just checking. And I can even spray near the buds right? Just making sure cause my buds are starting to look beautiful and tasty! I have AK 47, Skunk, Northern Lights, and Strawberry Cough. I can't wait to smoke itttt! Just hoping there's no mites to ruin it! Thanks for EVERYONES help. I love this fucking website <3

Sorry the Ladybug suggestion didn't help. They're gonna make great guard dogs, especially in dry areas like where we live and these mites, aphids, and thrips thrive. If you can close off your room with some screening or something you might want to consider it as a room upgrade somewhere down the line. You'll never get an infestation again.

Mite X is from Bonide. Hope that helps you find it online. It's safe to spray on the buds but I wouldn't. It can cause mold even with fans, and I'm prettys sure it wouldn't taste very good.

I live in Denver myself, can't get much colder than that this side of the polar caps. lol You might have nurseries near by and not even know it, you might want to search for some in your area on the web. The advice I've gotten from the horticulturist at the 2 by my house has been beyond valuable.

For light you can get one of those pen lights that you can hang from your ear or glasses so your hands are free. Or you can use a fluoro in the range of around 4,000k (aka cool white). Plants don't see much of that color spectrum and it will help you see. But under HIDs you're plants will get damaged from using any oil spray. Kinda like putting baby oil on when you go to the beach.

You have to spray every leaf on every plant, wether you see mites on it or not. And you have to remove the eggs yourself when the lights come back on. You can also treat again in 7 days, and then again 7 days later. But it's easier to remove the eggs yourself. You should be able to rub them off the leaves with your fingers.

Good luck, hope you get some fat, dense, dank buds

DR DOOM SPIDER MITE KNOCKOUT IS AN AEROSOL SPRAY OR DR DOOM FLOGGER IF YOU WANT TO FOG. I LIKE THE SPRAY GOES FARTHER IMHO use just before lights go out spray all over the plants,the plants love it. if anybody knows a good generic.... I would be interested in that

Originally Posted by fallinghigh

DR DOOM SPIDER MITE KNOCKOUT IS AN AEROSOL SPRAY OR DR DOOM FLOGGER IF YOU WANT TO FOG. I LIKE THE SPRAY GOES FARTHER IMHO use just before lights go out spray all over the plants,the plants love it. if anybody knows a good generic.... I would be interested in that

I wouldn't call it a generic, but the Mite X is only $8.99. I can't imagine a cheaper one that works as good. It's also organic and it has molasses & sucrose which you want on your plants anyway.

The best way of all though is the Lady Bugs. After doing some research I'm convinced of that. $25 for a pint of them on Home Depots web site and about $10 every couple of months to buy a little food for them. Here's a thread I posted if your interested. http://www.my-grow.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=731 If you use them, I'm sure you'll never need to use an insecticide again. They even eat eggs so they'd be ideal for an existing infestation.

Good luck