Help! Black Mites on the underside of my leaves!

BalloonFight

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #1

So i started to notice some little bite marks on the leaves of my indoor plant. I looked under the leave and sure enough, there are little black dots crawlin around down there. Whats the best way to get rid of them all? They seem to die at the slightest touch. Should I just rub down the undersides of the leaves? Please help me as I dont want to loose my baby to these lil bastards!

 

BalloonFight

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #2

bump. I really need help!

 

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GrimReefa

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #3

bump, shower ya plant at lights off, disturb with pest off or other mite killer, or buy natural predators

 

BalloonFight

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #4

shower it with water at lights off? Isnt that a bad idea? Also what do u mean by natural predators, and what mite killers arent harmful to plants?

 

BalloonFight

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #5

bamp .

 

tehnick

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #6

spray them with some Avid.

 

Geozander

Well-Known Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #7

You can buy predator bugs that take care of any infestation you may have. Spider mite control is a good product. There are loads of treatments out there for any bug problem you may encounter. Try raising your humidity a bit, they thrive in hot dry environment. Most important though is cleanliness of your growing area. Keep it spotless that will cut down on bugs too.

 

BalloonFight

Active Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #8

where do i get Avid and what kind of predator bugs are best? Will ladybugs do the trick w/o eating the leaves?

 

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cdaly69

Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #9

There are a bunch of tools that you can use to kill pests. I just happen to use fox farm nutes and found their "Don't bug me" spray one day in the fox farm section. I bought a bottle and have used it just fine when a small family of spider mites showed up one day. It worked great, but I did cover the pots in my hydro reservoir as I was a little nervous about the spray getting into the water. Just my two cents.

 

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natered420

Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #10

i have them too but i am flowering is it ok to use spray on them

 

Geozander

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• Sep 2, 2009

• #11

natered420 said:

i have them too but i am flowering is it ok to use spray on them

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yes you can spray them during flowering, i was rather wary about doing it too. I had a church plant that was badly infested that did not have long to go, sprayed it twice with spider mite control and the bugs were gone. Plant has since been cropped and is curing at the moment.