Spider Mites

[hempy]

I don't get it...
Well, logic tells me these new age spider mites are amune to everything.
And what kills them don't kill the eggs. All it takes is one egg and a few days before mites will reappear.
Came to the conclusion that a spider mite EGG killer is needed.
Any Ideas????
btw... I have tried just about every product out on the market along with home brews... It controls them but don't eliminate them.
I have tore my grow chambers apart and bleached everything before starting again and ta da... Here they come again...
Never had this problem in my 30 years of growing pot. Couple of sprays of garlic/soap/vinegar and there gone!
So... Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.
~peace~

[Trichome Creator]

I've always had luck with Safer Products. Alternativly you could invest in an electronic pest detterant as it keeps many insects away from your garden.

[hempy]

Not for these mites... Those are mellow deterants..
Need a egg killer...
Nice try though.. <smerks>

[hempy]

Came to the conclusion that a spider mite EGG killer is needed.
Any Ideas????
btw... I have tried just about every product out on the market along with home brews... It controls them but don't eliminate them.

Am currently controlling them with yet a new product. Is safe for vegetables, brand name: Green Light
It has 50% Malathion. Label says: Green LIGHT- 50% Malathion Insect Spray
Like the rest... But in my case has been the BEST it controls the mites but never the eggs. An these mites must be laying eggs as they come out of eggs. These are super mites.
My current last three harvestes have been above average, but been a pain in the ass controling mites. :dance:
~peace~

[Trichome Creator]

Well you know with spidermite problems your plants will need several treatment as one treatment almost never does the job completly.

[Zandor]

I like hot pepperwax spray my self to rid spider mites. No harm to the plant and you can use it anytime even at harvest with out affecting the taste.

[hempy]

Killing the mites is NOT the problem. I want something that kills the eggs.
PeppeWax works good... Actually, all the sprays to rid spider mites seem to work..
some more than the other. The stuff I'm using IS the best i've tried.
Nothing kills the eggs though... and THATS what i'm asking about.
~peace~

[hempy]

bump

[J DOG 6000]

Use a bug bomb ,wait 2-3 days and bomb again.
If you keep the temp low they don't like it.
And they have trouble breeding in moist climate...so spray everyday...if you want to.
They thrive in hot dry places ...so make your room colder and wetter.
Or try a pestiside that you feed through the roots...that way the mite poison is in the plants and can't be avoided...Not during flower!
Systemic is what there called.

[hempy]

Use a bug bomb ,wait 2-3 days and bomb again.
If you keep the temp low they don't like it.
And they have trouble breeding in moist climate...so spray everyday...if you want to.
They thrive in hot dry places ...so make your room colder and wetter.
Or try a pestiside that you feed through the roots...that way the mite poison is in the plants and can't be avoided...Not during flower!
Systemic is what there called.
Thanks...
Most of my problem is a tight squeezed 4x4 area with 9 plants...
I need to stock up on one harvest and bloom 6. that way i can get to them easyier and may control them to a point of none existance.
Thanks again
~peace~

[dr3ss2kill]

Okay so the whole 6 years i've been growing all I've had a problem with in any of my hydro or soil systems spider mites are the only problem. this is how you fix it. Okay first off you could just use nem oil. Spray it in the bottom part of the leaves. Or just for 15 minutes take a propane bottle full of Co2 and bleed it into the room on a high table with fans since Co2 is heavier than Oxygen and the fans will help move it around the room. Nothing liveing after 15 minutes in that room won't live. So be careful. But I've done it and when your done look at the leaves an they will still be there but they will be dead and you just need to brush them off the leaves. If there's anymore questions let me know. Contact info on my pro.

[hempy]

Hey neighbor... Oregon here...
I did try that sort of method.. But those damn eggs never die. And I swear as soon as they hatch they are laying more eggs.
Controling them is one thing... Getting them completely out is another.
Unfortunataly I own a dog. I could have killed them all and my dog tracks more in.
Am allowed 9 plants blooming with my permit. As you can see with pic. It's a cramped fit...
I need a bigger grow box so I can get completely around the plants to spray DAILY...
By doing so 3 weeks before harvest I can stop the spray...
sure am getting tired of dealing with them though... and these aren't the common spider mites... These fuckers are amune to most common spider mite sprays.
thanks for the sound advice though.. Really appreciate it.
~peace~

[dr3ss2kill]

well then have you tried to go to american agriculture in portland and gotten some of there spider mite preditors? My room when i used them worked well but I had to keep feeding the preditors after they killed all the spider mites. that's the only draw back . But If you do the Co2 thing just do it ever other day for a week then they will all die. And keep your dog out of the general area of the plants. We have 4 i know how you feel...

[dr3ss2kill]

we have been doing Co2 for three weeks now and we don't even have eggs anymore because they have all been nuked with Co2 and are buds are reeping the benefits!

[hempy]

I will try co2 again...
Thanks man...

~peace~

[Garden Knowm]

hempy, you live in oregon...?

NICE freaking grow..

: )

[Garden Knowm]

If so, will you send me an e-mail... [email protected]

[Garden Knowm]

I've always had luck with Safer Products. Alternativly you could invest in an electronic pest detterant as it keeps many insects away from your garden.


an electric mite repellent?

tell me more?

[hempy]

an electric mite repellent?

tell me more?

Hey I have an interest in that too!!

Yes, am a Oregonian.. Am near Eugene.

[Garden Knowm]

hempy...

can you shoot me an email at [email protected]

or a pm on the cannabis.com site ?

[J DOG 6000]

Electric bug repeliant puts off a frequency that bugs can't be around...I think.
I keep my temp no higher then 80 degrees.
Contstant ladybugs eating whatever manages to live.
And every 2 days spray with Neem Oil.

And now If a problem arisses I'll Use the CO2 method(Overdose on CO2)

[J DOG 6000]

When the spider mites are gone ....What do you feed the ladybugs? :stoned:

[hempy]

There just HAS to be something out there to kill the eggs..
My garden is so cramped I can't get to them that easily.
Of course i'm a lazy grower too...
I could take them out daily or every other day and spray
plants and chamber... Eventually they will fade but fuck
that sure screws up my afternoon naps... lol
To find an electic mite repellant... would be the ultimate solver.
Never used lady bugs... Not much room in my apartment let alone
a few thousand lady bugs. lol
OD on Co2 isn't good... If memory recalls right I lost half my harvest trying to kill mites with Co2.
So, I must get off lazy growers ass and pull them out every other day to spray..
O'Boy....
~peace~

[Garden Knowm]

http://www.marchbiological.com/L/ladybug.html

good article!!!

[Garden Knowm]

tri... does the electric reppel really keep mites away...

I AM NOT A BELIEVER...

PLEASE SELL ME THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE..

i love you

[hempy]

lol....

[Garden Knowm]

HEMPY, shoot me an e-mail
please

[dr3ss2kill]

well there's lots of solutions to solving the mites problems you just have to figure out which one works best in your grow room. We have more room now so we can easily solve any pro. But when we had smaller areas we had to take each plant by hand move it and then nem the hell out of it (making sure not to cover the tops so lights didn't fry them but to cover the bottom leaves to kill em). But the CO2 does best with weekly nem oil spraying.

[Chris Chronic]

nats suck too but not as bad as mites

those fucks are almost indestructable.

[ghangi]

HEY, FYI peoples....That BugZyme stuff I first saw on this nsite manyn years ago is now ON EBAY!!! CHEAP!!!! They got it in 55 gallon drums cheap!!! I will never pay $10 a pint to kill bugs again heheheahahahahah

[Redeyesblazin]

I tried natural preds which worked one one plant but not on the other. Using spray now but planning on putting it on 4-5 days apart. That way the eggs will hatch but won't have time to lay any more before they get covered in some lovely toxic liquid - i'll keep u all posted on progress

[Johnny Hempseed]

I have had great success with vapona strips!
I was using soap..sprays..crystals..lol
I hung a vapona strip in my motherbox..and I can't find a single mite since...
The eggs hatched..the mites died..they are gone..and I didn't have to do anything...

[Chris Chronic]

where do i get one of those and do the mites trasfer from plant to plant if they dont touch ? whats up on that ?

[DisabledUser]

Hey neighbor... Oregon here...
I did try that sort of method.. But those damn eggs never die. And I swear as soon as they hatch they are laying more eggs.
Controling them is one thing... Getting them completely out is another.
Unfortunataly I own a dog. I could have killed them all and my dog tracks more in.
Am allowed 9 plants blooming with my permit. As you can see with pic. It's a cramped fit...
I need a bigger grow box so I can get completely around the plants to spray DAILY...
By doing so 3 weeks before harvest I can stop the spray...
sure am getting tired of dealing with them though... and these aren't the common spider mites... These fuckers are amune to most common spider mite sprays.
thanks for the sound advice though.. Really appreciate it.
~peace~

Hey neighbor... Oregon here
I also live in the area but I am afraid you might have interpreted
the law wrong. As of 1/1/06 the amendments to SB 1085 are as follows:
1. You are allowed 6 mature plants (raised from 3 not added to)
2. 18 seedlings to 12" x 12" and not flowering
3. And 24 oz of useable marijuana, collectively. ( they also count your mature plants as useable when almost mature.

I was told all this by a person in law. There seems to little flexability here so be carefull!!!

[SittinStoney420]

I have had great success with vapona strips!
I was using soap..sprays..crystals..lol
I hung a vapona strip in my motherbox..and I can't find a single mite since...
The eggs hatched..the mites died..they are gone..and I didn't have to do anything...

I dont know why vapona strips would work on mites if they are for flying insects.

[karmaxul]

since mites live in the medium you could put it on the stem to prevent climbers. one love
c

[karmaxul]

here is a recipe

SPIDER MITES

â?¢ 28 grams table salt

â?¢ 4.5 liters of water

Shake well and spray liberally over plant surface and underside of leaves, or

â?¢ Steep 2 cloves of crushed garlic in 1 litre of water for 24 hours

Strain. Do not dilute. Spray on plants no more than twice a week (also works on aphids and scale mites.)

found it in maximumyield.com

One love
c

[bluntman2006]

I don't get it...
Well, logic tells me these new age spider mites are amune to everything.
And what kills them don't kill the eggs. All it takes is one egg and a few days before mites will reappear.
Came to the conclusion that a spider mite EGG killer is needed.
Any Ideas????
btw... I have tried just about every product out on the market along with home brews... It controls them but don't eliminate them.
I have tore my grow chambers apart and bleached everything before starting again and ta da... Here they come again...
Never had this problem in my 30 years of growing pot. Couple of sprays of garlic/soap/vinegar and there gone!
So... Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.
~peace~ Horticultural Oil Spray

For use on fruit, nut and shade trees.
Kills scale, spider mite eggs and many other pests on trees and shrubs in dormant stage.
Cleans up plants and gives them a fresh look.
Used correctly, will not burn foliage in winter or summer.
Contains unsulfonted petroleum oils.
Available in quart bottles.
that should do it for the spider mite eggs peace:cool: