Quote Originally Posted by Mandala
They have mosquito dunks which are high in bacillus thuringensis. They will help with the mites. You can use pyrithium. I would spray them down in the shower to wash the webs off. Mix neem in with the soap and spray the soil as this is where they mate. The pyrithium can burn so dilute it. They breed faster in over 80 degree heat with heigh humidity. if you got a dehumidifier that would help.
Quote Originally Posted by Mandala
Good to hear. Diatanatous earth that is used in pool filters is fossils harvested from lake beds. Mites have exoskeletons and when they crawl across this on the top of the soil they slice their bellies and dehydrate in 24 hours.
OK- BT is NOT effective against mites. Their digestive tract DOES NOT depend upon an alkaline reaction.

Spider mites DO NOT breed in the media. You've never noticed all the eggs all over the underside of the leaves? Neeming the media is useless against mites. Ya might as well go and neem your television.

Spider mites breed SLOWER in higher humidity- running a dehumidifier just makes it worse.

DE on your media IS NOT effective against spider mites, as they will never touch it.

I'd feel comfy spraying pyrethroids @ 5 weeks. If you're worried about mold, grab a bottle of Serenade or other organic anti-fungal from your local.

Neem is fairly effective, when sprayed ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEAF.

Beneficials are great, but it's kinda late in the cycle to start em.

A methiocarb fogger will do it, but you're getting close to harvest- I hate smoking that shit.

Myself, I like a shot of abamectin as they move into flower- but that point's past.

Many swear by " No Pest Strips" which contain dichlorvos- never tried em myself.

Dropping your temps and raising RH will slow em down, maybe enough to get the infested stuff harvested.

Mandala- Nothing personal, but a lot of what you're saying is just wrong. I don't know how else to put it.