whats the best kind of pest strips to use? and as far as toxic chemicals anything we shouldnt be using n smoking,..???
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whats the best kind of pest strips to use? and as far as toxic chemicals anything we shouldnt be using n smoking,..???
As far as I know there's only two brands of Pest Strip (one's a NO Pest Strip). As long as the active ingredient is Dichlorvos (sp?), you've got the right one. It is toxic, don't smoke it. I understand not wanting to read the whole thread, but I've said many times that I would not use these very far into flowering. I would control them with neem dips, and then kill em once I harvest. Personally, I wouldn't want to smoke neem either, but many people don't seem to mind.
Hey There:
Just got my Avid after waiting a longgggggg time but back to my dilemma. Nobody that I know, know's how to mix it and when to spray it. The when isn't hard to figure (that would be when you first see the little critters), and I understand that it should preferablly be done in veg. What I need to know is:
1, Mixture per litre/gallon. HOW MANY DROPS?
2. Spraying schedule.
I've got about 10 that I've had outside as well as being all cloned up an just about to start up again and get everything INSIDE, but was waiting for this product to arrive.
Any assistance on this would be MUCHLY APPRECIATED!
Sorry, I'd like to help but I can't really. I'm a pest strip kinda guy and haven't used avid. Are there no directions, or a link to web site info?
1.2 ml/gallon. Toss in a drop of dish soap as a wetting agent. Use w/in 12 hours of mix.Usually a single app will take care of problem. Remains active in vivo 21 days. Application more than monthly leads to resistance.
Do not breathe mist or allow solution to contact skin. I'd advise a respirator rated for organic vapors, and chem-resistant gloves. Avid concentrate will go right thru latex, as well as a lot of plastics.
Aerate unused solution for several days, ideally in direct sunlight, to decompose abamectin before disposal. Treat waste as hazmat, which it is. Don't just dump leftovers- shit can trash an ecosystem
Honestly, use the Avid to take care of a big infestation, then go back to management chemistry. That way, when you have a big problem again, Avid will still work.
Wow.
dammmmmmmmmmmmmm i got them little bastards bad and i am at the change 18/6 to 12/12.so make it clear what should i do.i have 5 grows they all have the little shits,i have tried everything.SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!I AM AN ESTBLISHED GROWER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD SPIDER MITES TILL THIS GO AROUND!!!!!AND I HAVE EVEN HAD ADVICE FROM SOMA AND IT HAS NOT WORKED!!!!SO TELL ME WHAT TO DO NOW?/
Well if you've read the threads much you should know what to do, but I guess I'll say it once again.
No pest strip
insecticide bombs
Avid
Spider mite destroyers (beneficial insect)
The first on the list is the easiest, and works like a charm 9 times out of 10. If it doesn't work, you are not using enough or you didn't turn down your ventilation for a couple days, or your particular mite has developed a resistance to Dichlorvos.
The last on the list is extremely expensive, but you can use it right up until harvest. I would at least double the recommended dosage if you want it to be sure to work. Triple if you have a bad infestation, which doesn't take long if you don't keep it in check.
Anything other than what's on the list will not get rid of the mites, but some things like neem oil are used to help with control.
NOTE: Kill them quick. They spread fast.
I hate em like everyone else and those bastards can get immune to chemicals if you keep using the same one. When i had a horrible infestation i used everyones methods, all kinds of soap, pyrytheum, bombs and miteicides. Nothing freaking worked. If your infestation is super bad you might have gone through the sae thing. The only thing that worked for me was getting rid of any excess plant matter. Even if the leaf is not dead but you see hundreds of specs rittled with mites then get rid of the leaf. No point in keeping food for the mites. I had to strip my girls alot cuz it was so infested. Then i searched and searched and picked me up a bottle of almighty "floramite" and knocked all of those bitches out. Now I do a weakly preventitive insect soap and once a month use the floramite for another preventive treatment. Floramite is $300.00 a qt. but you need only a 1/2 tsp. per gallon of water. Then after all your buddies see how effective this stuff is, you can sell it to them. hehe. You have to remember to do a soap or other miteicide with different chemicals in between your monthly "floramite" treatment so the mites can never get immuned to it. Hope this helps
o yah, remember to always spray anything in the dark, or buy a green light because the spectrum ofgreen lights dont promote photosynthesis. And now you're not completely in the dark. literally.