Wikidbchofthewst
Well-Known Member
...little mite bastards are trying to kill my babies!
Um, stats on the plants with the problem: growing indoors, watered once a week, growing in soil, been on 12/12 for just under about 20 days. My camera isn't good enough to get a picture of the mites, so sorry, no pics.
I have read everything I can find here on RIU about spider mites. It sounds like neem oil or pyrethrum foggers are recommended the most, but it isn't clear whether or not it's bad for plants in flowering. I read some posts where they say you shouldn't use it while flowering, some that say it's ok up until 2 weeks before harvest...
So I went out and I got some ladybugs at Osh, and some neem oil and a pyrethrum fogger at the hydro store. I'm going to try the ladybugs first, see if they make any difference. If they don't, I'm going to set off the pyrethrum bomb, and then treat the plants with a neem oil mix. I've been keeping the temp lower than normal, since they say high temps make the problem worse.
Pretty much, I'm ready to wage war on these little mite bastards. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'd really like to hear from any of you who've had this problem before, tell me there's some hope! (even if there isn't, LIE TO ME!)
Um, stats on the plants with the problem: growing indoors, watered once a week, growing in soil, been on 12/12 for just under about 20 days. My camera isn't good enough to get a picture of the mites, so sorry, no pics.
I have read everything I can find here on RIU about spider mites. It sounds like neem oil or pyrethrum foggers are recommended the most, but it isn't clear whether or not it's bad for plants in flowering. I read some posts where they say you shouldn't use it while flowering, some that say it's ok up until 2 weeks before harvest...
So I went out and I got some ladybugs at Osh, and some neem oil and a pyrethrum fogger at the hydro store. I'm going to try the ladybugs first, see if they make any difference. If they don't, I'm going to set off the pyrethrum bomb, and then treat the plants with a neem oil mix. I've been keeping the temp lower than normal, since they say high temps make the problem worse.
Pretty much, I'm ready to wage war on these little mite bastards. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'd really like to hear from any of you who've had this problem before, tell me there's some hope! (even if there isn't, LIE TO ME!)
