Recent content by guappy17

just a little FYI for everyone. last night i was studying my clone tent found a few mites cause i noticed some ladybugs wandering through my clones so i knew they were looking for food. so as i was wiping each and every clone there were a few things i noticed in the mites patterns and life...

there are a LOT of ways they can come in...i know it's been mentioned in this thread already but it can always be said again. be clean! you bring them in on your clothes all the time. on un-washed hands. on pets, never let animals near your plants! they come in on infected clones. and they most...

it depends what kind of mites you have there are like a dozen...some over-winter as eggs and the two-spotted spider mite over-winters only as the pregnant female...no males, no fertilized females, and no eggs, she just goes dormant and then when the conditions are right again, she starts back up...

definitely close to the lights promotes good growth as well as the intensity of the lights...more watts the better (that's why lumatek charges top dollar for "super lumens" on the switch) and as for the pH, the only thing that controls is the plants ability to take in nutrients...it promotes the...

agreed, if you see webs, you are probably already into the second generation of mites. those little bastards multiply so freaking fast. example...1 mite can lay several hundred eggs in a matter of days. those hundred of eggs hatch in a few days and another few days later they are mature enough...

wow, you make it sound so bad. i may have to re-evaluate it's use in my garden...at least i know it totally eradicates the mites when used properly so i can use it as the last line of defense if populations get out of control. has anyone used ed rosenthal's zero tolerance with any success?

we only have two-spotted spider mites in my area. i believe that the different types of mites are more or less regional in their populations...are you in the midwest (ohio area)? i think they have red mites there. everything i have heard about mites is that some stuff works for some people and...

i'm glad doktor doom has worked for you. i have tried the doktor doom lineup a couple times and all i really saw was just a decrease in population, but not a total wipeout like with the floramite. floramite is hands down the best treatment i have used and several people i have recommended it to...

FOR SURE! also, i stole your signature :)

i have used them up to a week before harvest. as stated in the originating post...mix it up, use different products in rotation every time...keep them guessing. as for the no pest strips, i would only use them at night. plants respirate less during their dark photoperiod. remove the strip when...

obviously this response is a bit late, but just so you know; predator mites usually take about 4 weeks to catch up to the population of two-spotted mites depending on the level of infestation when the mites are first noticed. of course there are variables such as temp and humidity that...

i agree with rrlbt420. several techniques need to be implored to keep them under control. personally my gambit consists of some predators (mesoseiulus longipes cause i have low humidity cause of the dry climate in colorado, there are three different predator mites all with different...

i don't know anyone who uses a light mover. however, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind when setting up your room. you are trying to create what God has already provided outside. so, on the subject of light, you are trying to recreate the SUN. artificial light degrades really...

now, back to the post subject at hand. it seems that almost every one who has lumatek are happy with their purchase as are the galaxy and the quantum consumers. as for me, i have all lumatek (42 1000w setups, FYI air cooled hoods are the ONLY way to go to control temp in your room within...

you guys need to have your little feud on another post....you're like two children. good cripes it's as if you two actually care enough to lose sleep over something stupid. the fact of the matter is you both like weed so just smoke some and shut up.