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supernew413

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Hello everyone,, 3 weeks in flower and I just discovered mites in my grow tent!! This is my 3rd grow so I haven’t dealt with any pest!! My first thought was to pull my plants clean and start over!!!
Is there anything I can do to save my crop?? Also if I do start over will cleaning totally ridmy tent of these fucking pests or is there something else I would need to do before I start again??
 
jondamon

jondamon

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supernew413 said:
Hello everyone,, 3 weeks in flower and I just discovered mites in my grow tent!! This is my 3rd grow so I haven’t dealt with any pest!! My first thought was to pull my plants clean and start over!!!
Is there anything I can do to save my crop?? Also if I do start over will cleaning totally ridmy tent of these fucking pests or is there something else I would need to do before I start again??
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First port of call is to identify which pests you have.

Some people have soil mites and assume spider mites.

So what mite do you actually have?

Got any pics as I can help identify. (Arm chair entomologist here)
 
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supernew413

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I will try and get a pic when lights come on!! Thank you. I just found them last night. I saw white spots on lower fan Leaves looking through a magnifying glass they seemed to be black tiny bugs. I will find a better way to identify them today
 
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piratebug

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Usually, every year I help people save between 20 - 40 plants from spider mites, but this summer I have saved well over 100 so far. Anyway, there are many way to kill a spider mite problem, but if you have a full blown infestation, then doing a vinegar n' water dunk is the only way to kill them all and all their eggs in just a few minutes! You need to use 32 parts water to 1 part white vinegar. I use (2) 40 gallon 4ft blue plastic drums, that always stay in my truck, and I fill both with 32 gallons of water, then in one I add a gallon of white vinegar. then I bag up the pot using a big trash bag and masking tape to tape the bag closed around the main stalk, then I flip the plant over and dunk it in the vinegar n' water solution for 45 seconds, then I pull it out and wait a few minutes, then I repeat the 45 second dunk again, then after that I dunk the plant in the other drum of water for around a minute, then I flip them right side up and place them where I have two to four fans lightly blowing on them to dry them out, and believe me, after you did that, your spider mite problem will be No More!
 
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supernew413

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Thanks, I will keep that as a option but I yanked the plants and cleaned my setup!! I will just start over!! Should I use something else before I pop some more seeds
 
radiant Rudy

radiant Rudy

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supernew413 said:
Thanks, I will keep that as a option but I yanked the plants and cleaned my setup!! I will just start over!! Should I use something else before I pop some more seeds
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Spider mites are often the result of poor nutrition and or culture. Spider mites will not be found on thriving plants.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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xtsho said:
Could have just sprayed them with a citric acid solution a couple times spaced apart.
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Have you tried that? And did you mix it with 50/50 ISO water? I've been reading about it. I thought about spraying some on my houseplants next time I see any pests since I have a big bag of it. The ISO is harder to come by now with the COVID shit.
 
Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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supernew413 said:
Thanks, I will keep that as a option but I yanked the plants and cleaned my setup!! I will just start over!! Should I use something else before I pop some more seeds
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Dude that was a waste. You could have easily saved those plants. I’ve literally gotten rid of spider mites by having my chickens eat them.

No offense, but the best thing you can do when you start over is learn not to freak out so easily. Jesus.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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PadawanWarrior said:
Have you tried that? And did you mix it with 50/50 ISO water? I've been reading about it. I thought about spraying some on my houseplants next time I see any pests since I have a big bag of it. The ISO is harder to come by now with the COVID shit.
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Yes I've used citric acid solution and yes it works. It's the active ingredient in several commercial products. It's also eco-friendly which is a requirement for anything I spray on my plants or use in the garden.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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xtsho said:
Yes I've used citric acid solution and yes it works. It's the active ingredient in several commercial products. It's also eco-friendly which is a requirement for anything I spray on my plants or use in the garden.
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Did you use plain or mixed with ISO?
 
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supernew413

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Mrs. Weedstein said:
Dude that was a waste. You could have easily saved those plants. I’ve literally gotten rid of spider mites by having my chickens eat them.

No offense, but the best thing you can do when you start over is learn not to freak out so easily. Jesus.
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Freak out I can’t bring chickens in my house!’ I don’t want to smoke a bunch of fucking bugs
 
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