Please help!!! 1st encounter with spider mites, how to get rid of?

Ok so this is my second grow and i have never had a problem with pests before. Sadly i got this plant not knowing it had mites. Over the last few days i have noticed little spots on my leaves, now the spots seem to be getting worse. After looking more closely i have come to determine they are spider mites. I have spotted little webs, not too bad but theyre there. ZWhen looking more closely under the leaves i can see tiny bugs. Whenever i see them i kill them with my fingers.

Now my question is, How do i get rid of these annoying pests? So far they are just on the one plant. I want to get this problem solved before it gets any worse and spreads.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
 

JealousGreen

Well-Known Member
Azatrol or azamax works better than plan neem oil because it can also be fed to the roots as a systemic pesticide. A product called plant vitality+ is better than anything because in one application it destroys all adults and all the eggs. There is nothing that works better. I got some off of eBay.
 
Ive came across a couple things about palnt vitality, but dont know where to get it? Ill check ebay but that is gonna take some time to get here. Is there anything i can do in the meantime? What about soapy water?
 
Alright i will use some soapy water for now. There is a grow shop about 45 minutes away i will go checkout tomorrow. Do i just spray and leave the plants, and how much do i spray? Will any soap work? Like dawn or something similar?
 

JealousGreen

Well-Known Member
Try to get some unscented soap.. add about a tsp per gallon and spray down the whole plant. Top and bottom of all leaves and up and down the stalk.

Are you using beneficial fungi and bacteria? Those along with potassium silicate will greatly help your plants resistance to pests and other stresses.
 
No, as of right now i am not using anything else. So do i just spray and leave it? And how often should i be spraying the plant? I just noticed today that there are mights on twp other plants, though not as bad as the one. The other plants seem to be doing fine at this point. But i am kinda concerned about the one plant. When i first sprayed i noticed web down almost the whole stalk, i removed most of what i could. Again any other advice is greatly appreciated, i am hoping i can get to the grow shop tomorrow.
 

Malik24

Member
I know that there are a lot of thoughts on Dr.Doom foggers. I use them and seem to work, but they be expensive. My question is, has anyone heard of someone using a Halloween fogger with pyrithrum based insecticide. Somewhat like a mosquito fogger. I would be cheaper and fog the room much better than those Dr. Doom cans. Let me know your thoughts on this.
 
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