MITES AND HOT TEMPS.

[trinity]

I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF ANYONE KNOWS IF THOSE LITTLE BASTARD, SPIDER MITES, CAN SURVIVE IN 110 DEGREE HEAT IN THE DARK? :eek:

[Garden Knowm]

hmmmmmmmmm? very interesting question.. can plants surrvive that..?

is this a method you are thinking about using in between harvests?

smb.. i will check around..

best question I have heard all year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trinity]

YES, THEY CAN SURVIVE IT. THE SMOKE IS A BIT HARSHER, BUT NO LESS POTENT. BUT I HAVE TO DRY FAST ANYWAY. I LIVE TO CLOSE TO "IN TOWN" IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I DID NOTICE THAT A MOST OF THEM SEEM TO BE CRAWLING UP TO WHERE THE STALKS ARE TIED TOGETHER UPSIDEDOWN, AND MAKING A LITTLE WEB AT THE TIPS. BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE ALL CONGREGATING LIKE BUDDIES. ANY HELP ABOUT THE HEAT THING WOULD BE GREAT. OR OTHER INPUT ON THIS. THANKS!!! :D :p

[mikeandjenherbals]

increase humidity they absorb too much liquid and pop, and as far as high temps and weed I personally feel too high a temp will make plant shut down, but i'm stoned

[trinity]

I DRY IN THE ATTIC OF MY HOME. SO WOULD A HUMIDIFIER WORK, LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD PLUG IN AND USE IF YOU HAD A COLD W/ A STUFFY NOSE???? NEED ANSWERS FAST PLEASE!!! THANKS!! :D

[Garden Knowm]

well, the sure way to put an end to them is to lower the temp.. lower it below 65... keep a fan on your plants, they will still dry fast..

there is a chance that 110 degrees will only perpetuate the mite problem..
I read somewher that mites at 70 degrees multply 10 fold a day.. mites at 85 degrees multiply at 1000 per day.. yikes.. so 110 may be a paradise...

if you increase humidity you are running a serious chance of getting mold....arghh

[mikeandjenherbals]

good point gnome, I use pyrithiam? bombs neem oil, soapy water

[Garden Knowm]

Your bombing a plant that is already harvested? won;t that poison get into your ungs when you smoke?

I think your better off just smoking the mites.. hehhehehe

good luck and let us know what happened?

thanks

[mikeandjenherbals]

no now hang on, I bomb early, 2 times 72hrs apart before bud, has anyone ever smoked a bowlload of mites? after I bomb I try to stay on top of it with my spray bottle, i've been lucky and not had any horrific mite infestations. back to the bowload of mites maybe they are the future...bubble bags, screw u, I got MITES

[Garden Knowm]

OH thanks for the clarification... : )
People have smoked mites, mold, fungus and KACK...

You name it, it has been smoked... ask turtle, he is writing a book on SMOKING all of the above mentioned... : ) LOL

[mikeandjenherbals]

just triggered gag reflex

[trinity]

HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND, BEEN BUSY WITH THE HARVEST & TRIMMING. YOU KNOW! ANYWAY, ALL I WANT TO SAY IS I DECIDED TO SMOKE THE LITTLE FUCKERS, THE WEED WAS WAY TO GOOD TO WASTE. AND THEY WERE DEAD ANYWAY. LOTS OF US PROBABLY BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS, AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE HAD CRAWLING ON OUR PRETTY LADIES, AND NOBODY'S DIED FROM SMOKIN' A FEW DEAD SPIDER MITES, NOT THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD OF ANYWAY. PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL, AND THANKS FOR THE INPUT!!!!!!! :D :p ;)

[Garden Knowm]

I had a friend in college who got crabs.. he'd pick them off his groin and collect them in an altoid container... then he would sprinkle them in his weed and smoke them


I swear to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trinity]

HEY KNOWM, THAT DUDE NEEDS TO SEEK HELP!!! THAT IS DISGUSTING!!!AT LEAST THE SPIDER MITES ARE DEAD, AND WERE FEEDING OF THC LEAVES, AND NOT OFF SOMEBODY'S CROTCH !!!! YUCK !!!!! I'M GOING TO HAVE FRIGGING NIGHTMARES NOW !!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Garden Knowm]

I looked at the crabs real close too. And they actually look like little crabs.. They use their pinchers and eat the hair and then they camp out in the hair folical and lay eggs... visualize that!!


: )

[stickygreenlightsabr]

And those hairs the mites ate off his junk has kack sweat on them.

Your friend smoked his own kack sweat.

[stickygreenlightsabr]

BTW I so call bullshit on that story, lol.

[Garden Knowm]

ahhahha... I SAW it...

you know what else he would do...
He'd bring the altoid containerout and then light a clove or a cigarette and then put the burning end of it into the container and get a couple crabs on the end... then he'd take a hit... He would laugh and the say somrthing like... "I sacrafice yee to thy gods" .. then he'd laugh.. and we'd all just look at each other... in bewilderment..

it is the truth and this guy smoked tons of weed.. and was SUPER COOL.. well, except for this crab thingy...

I am actually ok with it.. and condone his behavior.. : )

[stickygreenlightsabr]

*vomits*

Crabs are gateway critters. Your friend will later be smoking his tapeworms.

=|

[trinity]

I DON'T CARE HOW COOL YOUR FRIEND IS, IF HE IS SMOKING HIS OWN DISGUSTING CRABS (VOMIT, VOMIT, VOMIT) THEN HE NEED'S TO SEE A COUPLE SHRINKS !!!!!! YOU SMOKE THE BUD, NOT THE BUG!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

[fat possum]

lmafo what has this thread turned into :what: :what:

[Neojedi]

They can survive the heat , and long periods of dark.Mike's right, you can pop them with humidity.I've been fighting them for 2 1/2 years now.I now have them under control.I use bombs regularly during veg and half of flowering.A real good fog at the start of veg with Pyrithium, then a lite fog every 7 days till flowering.At the start of flowering another lite fog of the same.Then 14 days later I use Preclude(food grade insecticide) and finish with 1 more Preclude 7 days later.This is the only method that has worked for my situation. Preclude has a 7 day residual so it is very handy close to harvest.Oh yeah, make oil or bh out of that stuff, don't smoke bugs

[Garden Knowm]

They can survive the heat , and long periods of dark.Mike's right, you can pop them with humidity.I've been fighting them for 2 1/2 years now.I now have them under control.I use bombs regularly during veg and half of flowering.A real good fog at the start of veg with Pyrithium, then a lite fog every 7 days till flowering.At the start of flowering another lite fog of the same.Then 14 days later I use Preclude(food grade insecticide) and finish with 1 more Preclude 7 days later.This is the only method that has worked for my situation. Preclude has a 7 day residual so it is very handy close to harvest.Oh yeah, make oil or bh out of that stuff, don't smoke bugs


2,5 years people.. he has been fighting for 2.5 YEARS!!!! THESE bugs are BAD to da BONE!!! the regular bombing s are what most FIGHTERS do...

REz says kelthane...

the only "final battles" i have seen or heard of are a massive prolonged dose of CO2.... and this shit thats 80 bucks for 8 ounces called avid.. some real real real toxic shit that can KILL you! but it works

[trinity]

Hey, check this out, I found that you can put your shit in the microwave after it is harvested, and almost dry. Put it in there for like 30 seconds or so, then just shake the little dead bastards off. It works, I've tried it. I put in like 1/2oz at a time, and shake it off. I'm not wasting 3lbs of harvest, forget that!!!!!! No one would. Besides, I have Epilepsy and use it for medicinal too. I live in Nor Ca. towards the mountains, and grow outside in a greenhouse, so I won't use the greenhouse again untill probably May 06. So what can I pour into the ground, and coat the damn walls with, so it will kill the dormit ones, and eggs and all that stupid crap. I really have great soil there. Mixed myself. Lotta work, but well worth it. :stoned: :D

[mikeandjenherbals]

30 seconds of microwaves changes tastye a bit not sure what chem. processes happened but I don't plan on microwaving any herb. outdoor 2005 is here>>>>>heavy sigh gotta get back to clipping