How would you deal with these mites?

sorry bro its the start of a mold, not a mold from when it was cut down but a mold from being stored, i ve seen it in bucket weed.

heres a link to sum nice pic's of someone's that is the same.

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/147732-mold-my-weed.html

And apparently my original statement isn't correct. These specs didn't just appear, they were there when I first got the stuff it's just more obvious now maybe because it's dried out?

It's definitely not Trichs... I have those too and it's about 50/50 (milky and amber) but these look SPECIFICALLY like snowballs with snow flaking off and there are NO trichs from what i've seen in my research that look like this. I wish I could get you guys a clear picture becuase without a doubt you'll understand what i'm talking about if you saw it.

Also these aren't like eggs hanging from a string or something like this, they have a stem that comes from the buds and ends with the snowball looking thing.

skunkdog said:

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/147732-mold-my-weed.html

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Without a doubt this is what I got. Man this fucking seriously sucks, it's $400 of weed.

Can I do anything to kill the spores? I deal a lot with mold since I live in Costa Rica. If you leave it in the sun it will kill live mold spores but I don't know if leaving this in the sun is a good idea.

The one thing I can say is that since yesterday when I found this i've had the top off many times and for some reason most of the white specs have gone away.

I'm sure i've smoked moldy weed before because i've got wet stuff and mold grows anywhere in this country due to air being like 80% moisture.

Any suggestions???? Aside from throwing $400 down the drain?

yer all i can think of doing is get sum air in it and keep it dry. or take it back?

is it old weed from last summer or the summer b4 that? your dealer may have sprayed that weed to make it a bit moist,

nah he just cropped... This kinda stuff doesn't stay around for long in this country. I opened it up and let it dry for a couple hours now and it's doing much better barely any white specs on it anymore. However i've been moving it around a bit. I took of a little piece and checked it and there are still some spores not much but there is some left.

Anyway I smoked it yesterday not knowing and i'm fine today. I think it was the way I stored it which caused this. Any tips somewhere here for storing buds in humid climates?

I probably should take it back to the guy anyway just for the fact that he gave me buds that were full of mite webs. He doesn't seem to be answering his phone now though

wow this sucks an i am sorry to hear about this this is for sure mold i just had the same thing happen to me and i just maid some edibles after i left it all out in the sun to dry out. they came out pretty kill too so it is not all a waste!

Yeah but i've never done eatables. So the question is after letting it dry in the sun. The spores will die it's nature... Would you smoke this in a bong, pipe or joint? I'm telling ya I just don't got another $400 to go spend on another order and I don't want to stop smokin until I can afford it lol

yer i wont smoke mold anymore! but in the past i've had to,
a bong made me feel safer, when smokin it

That sux.. I guess I gotta go buy one of those now .... To bad I don't have a volcano vaporizer that probably would work well.

i still dont think thats mold ...
this is a good example of mold
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/122806-mold-appeared-curing-buds-pls.html

yeah but it looks exactly like that but just tiny little ones everywhere. Meaning it's just starting to come out. If I dry it now the effect of the mold is less however still there.

Also there are some very tiny white patches like you show in the link.

nickCR said:

yeah but it looks exactly like that but just tiny little ones everywhere. Meaning it's just starting to come out. If I dry it now the effect of the mold is less however still there.

Also there are some very tiny white patches like you show in the link.

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you can put it in the oven to kill mold ... making hash will seperate it out..same with butter

So if I kill the mold can I smoke it then? Also I have NO idea how to make hash.

yea, check youtube for "hash making"
cheapest way would be the "gumby" method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neOVTsNr_D8

i would just use a blender with small amounts instead of the drill/bucket

hash actually sounds like a cool idea. I'll read more up on that and maybe go that route.

Blend with water & (ice cubes or crushed ice), let sit for 4 hours, syphon out water, place in smaller jar, let sit 2 hours, syphon water (hose then turkey thing), the part about the light and fans didn't quite make sense but i'll watch the vid again.

Sell it to other people. ha

nickCR said:

hash actually sounds like a cool idea. I'll read more up on that and maybe go that route.

Blend with water & (ice cubes or crushed ice), let sit for 4 hours, syphon out water, place in smaller jar, let sit 2 hours, syphon water (hose then turkey thing), the part about the light and fans didn't quite make sense but i'll watch the vid again.

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the light and fans is to dry it out quicker after you get most of the water out

im about to try this for the first time as well

JBlaze99 said:

haha its funny how no one really reads the thread first.

since i believe the other posters are right in saying the mites will leave once harvested it can only be two things. mite feces or the molted shells left behind. it looks like the grower had a bad infestation and is trying to prevent losing his investment. id be pissed, get your money back!

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Spidermites can be prevented most of the time with just a clean grow area and regulated temp and humidity ( 60-70 degrees relative humidity below 50% ) but if they become a problem you should get some Tanglefoot and put it around pof lips, stems and drying lines and be sure to remove damaged foilage.

hope this helps.

P.S.
I wouldent smoke or sell that bud in case you had any ideas doesnt look healthy.

GooDGR3EN13 said:

Spidermites can be prevented most of the time with just a clean grow area and regulated temp and humidity ( 60-70 degrees relative humidity below 50% ) but if they become a problem you should get some Tanglefoot and put it around pof lips, stems and drying lines and be sure to remove damaged foilage.

hope this helps.

P.S.
I wouldent smoke or sell that bud in case you had any ideas doesnt look healthy.

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ROFL, you quote the guy who said "nobody reads the first post"
you dont read it..... and you say the same shit everone else did who didnt read it ...
Read people .... come on

store ur green in mason jars and it will prevent mold and lock out the humidity