I don't grow outside but I might consider hitting them with something a shit load stronger, say Abamectin. The first rule of war is go nuclear immediately.Tranplanted clones into cups and took more cuts. Got spidermites in my clone closet. Didnt see any signs of em until after i transplanted some into the ground so now they are in one of my greenhouse on some seedlings too.Ladybugs on the way. Should be delivered today or tomorrow. Its war
Then possibly only you can appreciate the level of my OCD that has matched Tupperware sets from the 1970s!
I am very weary of using anything on seedlings. Would Abamectin negatively impact them? I have used captain jacks deadbug brew with great success to get rid of two-spotted spidermites. 3 applications, 3 days apart. And then alternate neem and captain jacks every 3 days after that. Just never used either on seedlings. The wife and I were smoking in the back rn and saw some wicked webbing on my big juniper tree. Unfortunately it is too large to treat with sprays. Im looking for a systemic root drench but haven't come up with anything. I have used imidacloprid for aphids but I dont think it works on SM.
Go heavy then clone out for three generations before flowering if you need those genetics. Otherwise burn them and start over is my philosophy.
I don't know much about dry heat but I left the truck windows down till midnight and the inside of the windshield was covered with streaming drops of water when I put them up.
Yeah. Ill how things go with the ladybugs for now. Good thing i didnt pop all the beans though.
Let me know how it goes for you. I only grow indoors so I'm pretty drastic with mites
Whoa yes! Must be why I like adjectives and adverbs ... they camo my fails.
I must try to read more slowly
I prefer mites to almost any other garden pest, as they're the easiest to get rid of. Because of one product, Floramite SC. Even in a light solution, one thorough application and that's it. It's an ovicide, too, so no more eggs, and it has like a month residual effect, so no matter even if there is hatching. It's never adversely effected any of my strains, even young clones/seedlings. Just my 2 cents...Tranplanted clones into cups and took more cuts. Got spidermites in my clone closet. Didnt see any signs of em until after i transplanted some into the ground so now they are in one of my greenhouse on some seedlings too.
On the "wrong" side of the mountains it touched 100 here today.
Thanks man. Ill check it out. I like that it kills eggs too. Ive been smashing and wiping the eggs and whatever SM I can see off the leaves in between the spinosad dunks for now. While doing so i spotted an aphid as well. Think it came with some tomato cuttings from mother-in-law.
Are you not doing the road kill pickup any longer?
I am but it's the slow season. The grass is tall and the heat rots the deer off fast. I won't get busy again until after labor day.
