Spider Mites How to get rid of them

itinkitook2much

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I have some Neem, my girls are flowering, and the damage the mites are causing has become visibly obvious.

The neem doesn t Kill them, But besides chemical sprays or bombing my apt, What could I do to reduce the number of parasites to a near zero. ? ?

Thanks yall
 

cassinfo

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I have some Neem, my girls are flowering, and the damage the mites are causing has become visibly obvious.

The neem doesn t Kill them, But besides chemical sprays or bombing my apt, What could I do to reduce the number of parasites to a near zero. ? ?

Thanks yall
When its in flowering...your done, wrap it up. Salvage what you can ol chap. Unless you wanna smoke on 100s of minty mite ball flavored cannabis.
 

dbkick

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and an airless paint sprayer doesn't hurt. Whatever you use to spray make sure you cover them all. This takes some work . Mighty wash kills eggs too. You've got to hit them though.
In flower this is all I'll use.
 

tyson53

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Mighty wash by NPK industries.
..yup use mighty wash or mega wash both the same...the guy who invented mega wash left NPK and did his own thing...I used both and mega wash seemed a bit better...he added a few more frequencies to the water...the mites explode..best stuff for during flower...leaves no taste ..its water....
 

jcdws602

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I haven't seen it mentioned yet so here you go......spider mite and egg eradicator.......secret ingredient plain 'ole lavender oil.......1/2 ounce oil + 5 milliliters of dish soap, mix thoroughly then add to 1 liter water(this is a strong dose you can go lighter for preventative spray).In that order,if you mix the oil into water then add dish soap the oil wont emulsify properly.Spray entire plant top and bottom of leafs especially.Spray every 2-4 day depending on severity of infestation.

I have tried it all and some stuff works like mighty wash and other harsh chems but this is inexpensive and safe all thru veg and flower and smells great and protects and aids your plants as well and best of all liquifies these tiny bastards and their eggs.Just spray when lights off, never lights on.

The best thing to do is to always take preventatives and never let bugs get to your plants in the first place.Use this and neem and rosemary oil and alternate weekly and you'll never have bug issues.
 

blowincherrypie

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I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this one... but the only thing that works for me (Other things have slowed them down but unless I sprayed literally every 2-3 days I would notice them after a week) are those No Pest Strips.
 

jcdws602

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Can't be lazy if you want to be a gardener bud.Clean room and weekly or biweekly preventatives is the only way.Have you tried lavender oil??Not only will it kill spider mites and eggs but works as a fungicide to protect your plants against mold,something those no pest strips can't do.

You do know no pest strip contain Dichlorvos which is a known carcinogen......all I know is I don't want any residual chemicals on medicine I am going to be putting in my body.
 

itinkitook2much

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mighty wash did not work .. I am currently spraying garlic water with neem combination and it is lowering the count of thrips by a fuck lot but they always come back every 2-3 days... I will try the lavender mix!
thanks for the answers guys!
 

iliadtattoo

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lady bugs. I get 1500 for about $9 on amazon, toss that number in my tents every 3 months. put a bottle cap of honey in there, tends to keep them around. Good luck.

edit : the larva they produce later is actually your mite killing work force.
 

TheYokel

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If you found out this grow that your environment is susceptible to spider mites, you might want to invest in a good neem tree oil to spray during veg and your first two weeks of 12/12 just to help make sure you keep the plants safe.
 

chuck estevez

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I had a bad out break of spider mites, i used this stuff called old stage green cleaner a few months back, Haven't seen a bug since, and it's organic for those that need that sort of thing. can be used the day of harvest. I used it once at full strength. it even claims to kill broadmites and their eggs and not build a tolerance.
 

panhead

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Spider mites are a mother fuker to get rid of once they've established a foothold & it sounds like your mites are running buck wild.

You cant pussy foot around trying to use enviro friendly sprays once a colony is established,even shutting your room down & removing all plants for 6 months wont kill them off, the bastards hibernate.

I use the 3 prong attack if i get mites ,i spray everything with Azomax , then use another brand chemical based insecticide containing Pythrenes , its important to use different chemical compounds because if your infestation is heavy the mites will build a tollerance to the single compound , i use the 1st 2 insecticides 3 to 4 days apart for the 1st half of bud phase.

Then just when the little fucks are building a tollerance to the chems i switch to an organic pesticide durring the last half of bud phase,the organic mite spray i use is called "Captain Jacks" & its chemical make up is from something called "Spinosaid".

The organic spinosaid in capt jacks can be used right up to the last days of bud without poisining yourself,spinosaid is made from a fungus/mold that was found in an ancient rum distillery on an island & proved to be a fantastic natural pesticide.

If you really want to get rid of them its gonna take some work & multiple chemical pesticides,use Azomax to start then use another different chemical based insecticide a few days later,repeat going back n forth between the 2 differet chemicals every few days till 4 weeks left on bud,then switch over to Capt Jacks & use it every 5 days which will give them 6 organic treatments.

Neem oil is not for people with heavy infestations & will only slow them down, ive found Neem oil to be on par with Palmolive dishsoap & not strong enough,others will surely dissagree & say chemical pesticides are bad & they are correct , but if used only within the 1st month only it will be inert at harvest.

Aside from Azomax there are several other high potency insecticedes you can use with Azomax & Capt Jacks , ive found home depot , lowes & menards to have much better insecticides over grow shops who normally carry weak ingredients best suited for small outbreaks caught quickly.

You'll want to buy a handheld sprayer that sprays upside down , the most important areas to spray are the underside of leaves,remove any leaves that are within an inch or so above the soil or hydro medium,scarify the top 1inch of the soil everyday.

If possible paint everything in sight , walls,floors,ceilings ect & if carpet steam clean , when the lights are off take all ballasts , hoods , filters & fans outdoors & safely take them apart & dust with dry paint brush to knock out any little bastards hiding in the lights , chances are there will be mites within your equipment.

Getting rid of mites permanantly requires alot of work , if you just do a little here & there you'll have mites 5 yrs from now & ladybugs wont touch an infestation,once your grow is harvested clean & paint everything then throw a few hundred ladybugs on your next grow & they can eat 50 mites each every day,once you see all your ladybugs dead its a good sign you got most of them,keep a watchfull eye out for the next few grows.

Good luck.
 
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