spider mites suck

my mixture of azatrol and ladybugs have so far succesfully gotten rid of the sea of movement on my plants...as soon as u would open the door u could see the mites moving by the thousands w/ the naked eye. first i released the ladybugs and they swarmed the plants and stayed. next day i sprayed w/ azatrol (which is not harmful to predator bugs) all over, leaf bottoms etc. its only been a week, ladybugs still active and now u gotta hunt mites down w/ a mag glass. azatrol works slow...it kills mites appetites til they have no energy...eventually they cant breed and the problem goes away.

I'm glad to hear you got them in check, hopefully it'll stay that way.

my spider mites arent that bad... i have to look for them carefully to kill... I sprayed Doktor doom yesterday and i saw some survivors today.... my AVID is on its way.... can't wait...

BigBudBalls said:

No-Pest strips are a toxic chemical, far from a natural solution. (they are meant to keep moths and the like off your clothes, not your food)

(though hemlock, arsenic, and night shades are a natural item, though rather toxic/fatal to humans)

Just food for thought.

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True, but no one ever claimed that they were an organic solution. I said that during flowering i would only use a an organic solution bc the buds are what u ingest and i dont want chemicals on my buds! During veg i wouldn't think twice about using a product like Dr. Doom! when used in combination of the fogger and the spray it kills off ur pest problem. The no pest strips may have non organic pesticide in them but ur not rubbing ur plants with the fucking things ur only hanging them in the area and believe it or not they keep out alot more than just moths! But what do i know my brain is melted

im 10 days from harvest and have medium spider mite problem what can i do .if i harvest now how can i get them off the buds?

help first time spider mite problem. im 10 days to harvest with medium mite problem what can i do .if i harvest now how do i get them off my buds

carpenter41 said:

im 10 days from harvest and have medium spider mite problem what can i do .if i harvest now how can i get them off the buds?

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At 10 days, and if not a big prob, I'd just go get some contact paper. Hang it up at one end of the room (sticky side facing plants). other end use a powerful fan. Blow them suckers to a sticky death. Run a few times a day.

(half joke/half serious)

you only got a week +. Mites don't like dead plants and will vacate during drying.

maybe spray them with water?

thanks do u mean spray like folier spray or real hard to knock them off

i took one bud off let it dry for to days they were still alive. then i put the bud in the microwave for 15 sec it killed everyone of them.i dont want to micro every bud so if they just leave than i gess i should just wait

my plants were still vegging when they got the bugs, i tried it all, ladybugs, neem oil, vinegar bowls, pest strips, you name i tried it. i had a can of bengals yard and patio outdoor fogger out on the porch that i use on mesquitoes. i highly recomend using it, i sprayed once and never had anymore problems.

carpenter41 said:

i took one bud off let it dry for to days they were still alive. then i put the bud in the microwave for 15 sec it killed everyone of them.i dont want to micro every bud so if they just leave than i gess i should just wait

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ive heard something about plastic wrap around drying buds will collect the mites...not sure why, maybe the static? do some research on it tho