How invasive are spidermites?

New Age United

New Age United

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So I have a room full of mites going back to last November. They are invasive I know after many attempts to irradicate them they just keep coming back, so what I'm gonna do is leave the room empty for one month, wash it a few times, and hope that they starve to death. That means I have to take 5 fully infested plants outta my room and put them outside, I got a long grass field in back where I already have 5 plants in the ground, the long grass is five feet high and very thick and the 5 infested plants will be about 10 yards away from the good 5. So my question is just how invasive are spidermites, will they infest my good plants? And will they infest the entire field and come back next year?
 
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guitarguy10

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Starving them won't do anything because they proliferate by their eggs/larvae which I think can live dormant for quite some time.

If they are that close to a long grass field outdoors I imagine it would be very difficult if not impossible to prevent them from coming in contact with dustmites, esp. if uh you go outside, or any of your pets goes outside near the grass.

I think your best bet is to be as proactive as you can, use neem oil or something similar, keep a close eye on them while they grow and deal with pests ASAP if they appear and strain selection for strains that are more hardy and infestation resistant (aka easier to grow).
 
Brettman

Brettman

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I think I’ve just discovered mites as well. I’m thinking of going to grab a no-pest strip. Have you tried them ?
 
New Age United

New Age United

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guitarguy10 said:
Starving them won't do anything because they proliferate by their eggs/larvae which I think can live dormant for quite some time.

If they are that close to a long grass field outdoors I imagine it would be very difficult if not impossible to prevent them from coming in contact with dustmites, esp. if uh you go outside, or any of your pets goes outside near the grass.

I think your best bet is to be as proactive as you can, use neem oil or something similar, keep a close eye on them while they grow and deal with pests ASAP if they appear and strain selection for strains that are more hardy and infestation resistant (aka easier to grow).
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Ok thanks for the input, the two strains I'm growing now are very resistant to them but I wanna get this dealt with asap. I sprayed my last cycle down with just oil soap and water and it got rid of them, I guess I'll have to do it again.
 
kkt3

kkt3

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I’ve had them little critters a few times. This is what I’ve done and it’s gotten rid of them every time.

Mix 2 teaspoons neem oil into a spray bottle with 900 ml of warm water. Give a good squeeze dish soap into bottle. Mix well and spray plant, mostly underside of leaves, every 3 days for 9 days. Make sure to spray soil as well. They will be gonzo!!
 
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growingforfun

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Mites are bad if they get bad and can come back well after your sure they are gone for good.

Dont let pets around your plants

Clean your room as good as you can and use the foggers 2x stronger than recommended 3 times 3 days apart on your empty room. Carpet is your enemy.

Get your room temps as low as you can when you have mites as this GREATLY SLOWS their reproduction.
 
New Age United

New Age United

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growingforfun said:
Mites are bad if they get bad and can come back well after your sure they are gone for good.

Dont let pets around your plants

Clean your room as good as you can and use the foggers 2x stronger than recommended 3 times 3 days apart on your empty room. Carpet is your enemy.

Get your room temps as low as you can when you have mites as this GREATLY SLOWS their reproduction.
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What do you mean by foggers?
 
New Age United

New Age United

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Ok thanks for all the suggestions people, I've decided to try ladybugs. I'll just keep them in there, the plants are 3 weeks into flower.
 
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growingforfun

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Brettman said:
I just ran out to crappy tire and bought one, will see how it works. It only says flies/mosquitos on it but has the same main ingredient all the other ones have.
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Those won't work at all lolol

Please tell me what your logic is on those.. mites live their entire lives on the plants leaf moving up the plant. Eggs laid under the leaf and the mites eat the underside of the leaf and then up the stalk when the leaf is dead. They dont ever grow wings and start flying around...

The same active ingredients kill most small bugs so yes if they get into it they will die BUT those ingredients need to be spread into the air and onto every surface of the room or at least to the underside of every leaf.

In 80f temps the population can double every day and 90f temps triple every day easily if your doing an "ok" job fighting them. I dont remember the exact numbers but I think its 20-50 eggs per day per mite and 2-3 days till an egg haches
 
New Age United

New Age United

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growingforfun said:
Those won't work at all lolol

Please tell me what your logic is on those.. mites live their entire lives on the plants leaf moving up the plant. Eggs laid under the leaf and the mites eat the underside of the leaf and then up the stalk when the leaf is dead. They dont ever grow wings and start flying around...

The same active ingredients kill most small bugs so yes if they get into it they will die BUT those ingredients need to be spread into the air and onto every surface of the room or at least to the underside of every leaf.
In 80f temps the population can double every day and 90f temps triple every day easily if your doing an "ok" job fighting them. I dont remember the exact numbers but I think its 20-50 eggs per day per mite and 2-3 days till an egg haches
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These two strains are very resistant to them I'm only seeing between 5-10 on each leaf. What do you think about ladybugs?
 
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growingforfun

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New Age United said:
These two strains are very resistant to them I'm only seeing between 5-10 on each leaf. What do you think about ladybugs?
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Indoors it's a bad idea, outside go for it.

Preferably when your growing indoors you use products that prevent them in veg so it isnt a issue in flower and your house doesnt become infested. And as I said above never let pets in your garden, I also generally garden nude so I dont bring in pests on my clothes.
 
New Age United

New Age United

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growingforfun said:
Indoors it's a bad idea, outside go for it.

Preferably when your growing indoors you use products that prevent them in veg so it isnt a issue in flower and your house doesnt become infested. And as I said above never let pets in your garden, I also generally garden nude so I dont bring in pests on my clothes.
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They were brought in by my buddies plnt I even knew it was a bed idea. Ok I still think I'll try the lady bugs, they dont bite humans and they're not creepy, if they infest my apartment I'll move.
 
Brettman

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@growingforfun It’s $10 , if it don’t work, it don’t work lol. Lots of threads on here saying they work great. It’s not to attract the insects, it puts of a gas. I’m going to turn off my exhaust fan tonight during lights out to increase effectiveness. Like I said I will let New Age know how it works.
 
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