What the hell is this? Spider mites?

What is your experience level? first timer


Your medium:
6.) Specific brand and type of soil, and anything you've added to it. ff ocean forest nothing added
7.) Size of container. 3 gal

Your nutrients and water:
8.) Source of water. tap, aerated for 1 or 2 days
9.) Method of checking water ph. aquarium test kit
10) Method of adjusting water ph. vinegar, etc.
11) Specific brand and N-P-K ratio for each bottle. Fox Farm nutes, grow big, big bloom, tiger bloom.
12) Any additives or tea's? no
13) Are your ph levels stable, or do they fluctuate? the water has been stable, and the run off is good too.
14) What is your ingoing water's ph? ...your runoff ph? 6.5 to 7 in.
15) Do you foliar feed? If so, with what, how often, and at what time do you spray? no

Your growroom:
16) Indoors or outdoors? indoors
17) What size of closet, room or hut? 5'x5'x5' Closet
18) What are the temps and humidity levels while lights are on? ...With lights off? ON: 73-76 OFF:69-71
19) Noticed any insects in the growroom? not at all

Your strain:
20) What strain are you growing? blueberry x bc hash, blueberry x ak47, Og Kush
21) From seeds or clones?clones

Everything seems fine, there is a few plants with these spots on it. There is nothing noticeable on the underside of the leaves, no bite marks, brown marks, or even signs of anything. It doesnt rub off and it doesnt seem to get worse. I dont know what it is! i dont have a magnifier of any sort either.

Someone please help!


It's on a couple of the plants

ive had spider mites..

first of all: you CAN see them without a magnifier (if u stare at one spot u CAN see it move, seeing that is if it actully does move :P ) second, they rub off.

and finnally, IF you still think they are mites, you will see more and more and moooooooore of them in just a week! and ull see some webs (if u have buds they can put fuc**ing web around your whole bud + more.. IN ONE NIGHT!

btw imo it dosnt look like mites..

I battle the mite plague-the 2 spotted kind-Can't tell from the pic if the spots are white or yellow. If they are white you got the mite.if they are yellow stay mellow, and they can be very! hard to see. The eggs are miniscule, clear to white , and usually you'll see a lot of them especially on the sides of the main stem of the leaf. When they hatch, even under a magnifier, they look like white fluff, hard if impossible to see moving. Then they are clear bodies with 2 spots, 1 on each side . At this stage you can see them move. At adulthood without mag they look like specks of pepper or even smaller. so go to Radio Shack and get their 3 stage loop-I think it's 5x,10x,and 15x for like $8. Sraying with water, alcohol, doesn't work. I try to use OMRI rated pesticides and have had luck with Sucrashield, but you have to keep up-you can spray every day if they get bad, but after they're under control I usually spray once a week. Bought the sucrashield on the net in a small bottle (I think 12-16oz for like $20 or so-very reasonable). Hope this helps and good luck.

The pic is a bit out of focus,... but I see 2 of 3 possible problems.


Mites, and Thrips

Mites, and or nute burn

Nute burn and Thrips.


without a question I see thrip damage,

Personally I think it's mites and thrips

it does look like some thrip damage, but it's weird that there are no thrips visible (or mites for that matter). you can go ahead a do a preventative spray.

where is nute burn at?


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Some Blueberry strains can be real sensitive to pH fluctuations I've have the same thing happening to a high quality Blueberry cross right now. It could be a nute lock out.

blueberry is sensitive to nutes in general.

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Originally Posted by headshake

blueberry is sensitive to nutes in general.

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I guess i've just been lucky, my blueberry has been a real sweetheart!



Yes, that's in the bathtub,.... I was flushing the soil harvest is next week :jointsmile:

looks good CWS! i always used to put my plant in the tub. lol. work with what ya've got right?!

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Hey guys thanks alot for everything! I've come to the conclusion that there is a small amount of mites in my room. Small amount from what I can see. Physically going through all my plants leaf by leaf is a pain in the ass! But ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm not gonna let them fuckers ruin my smoke. Not this time! first timer anyways. I'll get em under control. Thanks alot again, PEACE!:hippy:

if it was mites they would start on one plant and systemically move from plant to plant.

if you want to use something cheap and effective that is organically based try some bedding spray. you can find it at walmart or the grocery store. it's used for lice. it's active ingredient is permethrin, which is made from the chrysanthemum. it will knock out the thrips too.

it's safe to use (works great to get rid of mites on snakes) as it dissepates quickly in bright light. just don't breathe in the fumes. spray everything good and if need be spray again in a day or two.

on a side note, is your soil staying moist?


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Yeah I just did the old alcohol and water remedy and sprayed thoroughly. And sprayed every hour with plain water 4 times. and I'll neem oil it tomorrow. someone told me to do it 2 times a week for a few weeks then every couple weeks to keep up with it. What do ya think?

My soil is moist when I water it but after a day dries on the top. I figured that is okay right? Other than that I try to water every 2 days. I try not to get antsy.

Thanks alot for everything. If there is anything really important that I should take into consideration I'm open to all opinions.

I think .......
Since you are about to harvest no neem, it will destroy the taste.

Actually no anything if you are a week away from harvest, tough it out, looks like you made it.

DISINFECT the grow room with a bleach water mixture, spray the corners and floor edges with a strong insecticide such as Sevin.