need help spider mites 5th week flower

[bmoney1215]

do pest strips work..

[medigrower]

what strain? how long you flowering?

[bmoney1215]

cali mist i will be in flower for 10 weeks

[medigrower]

you have two more weeks to use neem oil (organic) thats what i would suggest. how bad is it?

[bmoney1215]

its not that bad at all right now.. so get some neem oil and that will get rid of them..

[medigrower]

ya i think it is 1 quart of water to a teaspoon of neem oil and a tea spoon of dishsoap. cover under sides of leafs really well using hands to remove some as you go, should knock em out safely.

[bmoney1215]

nice thanks a lot for the advice i appreciate it a lot thankyou

[medigrower]

no worries.

[naturesmeds]

Neem oil sucks if you use your leaf. (nasty tasting white residue)
Predator mites can be used, but I prefer to simply share.
I've watched people trim the shade leaves, then wage war over a microgram.

(after years of gorilla farming & using pesticides, I've also learned that mites have better 'connections' than most growers do)

[Lanietheberner]

AVID, works everytime, just don't use 4 weeks before harvest.

[mfugly]

Azatrol or Floramite are excellent for your current need. Use sparingly!

Floramite 1/4 tsp per gallon light application
2 tsp heavy application

Floramite good for at least 29 days following one application.

Azatrol for systemic application. Once a week keeps mite from having appetite. Do not use two weeks before harvest or ten days flushing.

[mfugly]

And can significantly reduce your yield at this stage of the game.

[painretreat]

Is it possible to move this to the problem plant section for ALL the experts to put in 2 cents. This is an interesting thead and the pro's and con's seem to be a big issue I'd like to see explored! Thanks a lot! PR :thumbsup:

[dejayou30]

I think a No Pest Strip will kill spider mites, but I'm not sure. I use a strip in my grow room and have never seen anything besides fungus gnats in there. I wouldn't want to spray any chemicals on a plant halfway through flower, you will be ingesting it eventually.

[killerweed420]

dish soap, works very well as long as your not more than 3 weeks from harvest. Just spray them real well with water and dish soap. Let them set for a couple days and then wash off with straight water. It will kill all bugs. They get the raging shits and die from dehydration.