Great Spidermite control/eradication for $7

[VapedG13]

So a friend of mine got some spidermites...I told him about Avid I have always used that for years.

We heard from another friend that you can get ...Hot Shot...No pest stripes hang 1 or 2 up in your grow area (depending on size) you are done!! Make sure you have a fan circulating the air.

1 week later the new growth is green and lush ...alls we see now are dead mites

This will kill all the adult spidermites....and as the eggs hatch they die:thumbsup:

If you have a problem with mites try this out.....you will be glad you did...these actualy last about 2-3 months

VapedG13 Reviewed by VapedG13 on 04-06-2009. Great Spidermite control/eradication for $7 So a friend of mine got some spidermites...I told him about Avid I have always used that for years. We heard from another friend that you can get ...Hot Shot...No pest stripes hang 1 or 2 up in your grow area (depending on size) you are done!! Make sure you have a fan circulating the air. 1 week later the new growth is green and lush ...alls we see now are dead mites This will kill all the adult spidermites....and as the eggs hatch they die:thumbsup::D If you have a problem with Rating: 5

[Divestoned]

Yep.That's great stuff,I also use a home and garden perimeter spray to discourage bug's.When i need to kill mite's an thrip's on my plant's ...I use floramite.I only need to do this on plant's my friend's send over...becouse i use pest strip's and the perimeter spray,so I never have bug's of my own.


Dive:stoned:

[mendokid]

I got rid of my multi year deep infestation mite problem with three applications of NEEM oil.

If you have spider mites and want them to be gone without using nasty chemicals, try NEEM.

This stuff is magic and will even give scale a run for its money. Be careful as I have almost killed one of my succulents with it, but the MJ does just fine.

[cannakeeper]

So a friend of mine got some spidermites...I told him about Avid I have always used that for years.

We heard from another friend that you can get ...Hot Shot...No pest stripes hang 1 or 2 up in your grow area (depending on size) you are done!! Make sure you have a fan circulating the air.

1 week later the new growth is green and lush ...alls we see now are dead mites

This will kill all the adult spidermites....and as the eggs hatch they die:thumbsup:

If you have a problem with mites try this out.....you will be glad you did...these actualy last about 2-3 months

I always wondered about the strips and how they could possibly kill mites. Is this the type that is just sticky or does it emit a fume to kill them? The hyd store guys preached for a few years about strips and claimed the mites would leave the cozy plant for the strip, then suddenly they are no good. Now they sweat some shit called Azatrol. I used it and it didn't do shit but shock the hell out of my biggest haze and my wallet, 3 days later the infest was soo bad I had to chuck her.
I think roaches and mites would live through a global catastrophe.

[grey1223]

The no pest strips are great unless you use a sealed room with carbon scrubbers.

[haole007]

ok...
there is a GREAT, extensive discussion on spider mites on this forum. if i was better at computer, i would link it. i am not, so i will paraphrase a brief synopsis...

opie says get no pest strip and be done with it!!

others added input regarding Neem, azatrol, don't bug me (pyrethrums) (sp), etc.

opie repeats his mantra...no pest strips.

lotsa discussion on how many, when, exhaust, filters, etc.

one scientific type added a link to Diclorvus ( active ingredient in strips) and it's safety.

NOW...that forum thread went on forever (almost), and there were MANY thoughts and techniques shared.

over the course of time, people began to return to thread, and extoll the virtues of NO PEST strips. (i was one of them).

SO... here is MY update.

i have ALWAYS battled the sneaky spider mite with organic, and near organic methods, and i have used some chit i can't pronounce.

manual removal, safety soap sprays, neem oil (Einstein Oil), Don't Bug Me (pyrethreums) (sp), and azatrol.

DO these things work???... yes, but... i do not want to manage my SM, i want eradicate them!!!

after reading aforementioned forum thread, i found the no pest strip for about 8 bucks (USA). i placed two of them in my grow space where i had small, but consistent SM population (they build up tolerances to all methods except manual removal).

i am not kidding... within 5 days, i noticed an EXTREME difference.

it has been about a week or so since the introduction of No pest strip (i place it on floor, as it resembles a "tower" versus a strip), and i CANNOT find a single live SM.

under a magnifier i had a difficult time finding ANY sm evidence. a very few, sporadically placed eggs, that have remained stagnant for over 5 days, and a couple or more sm carcasses (joy).

i HAVE noticed an increase in plant vigor, over-all health.

i am confident that the younger plants will NOT get the enevitable spots on their leaves like their older sisters.

OK...there was, and will be discussion on safety, whether to use in flowering or not, and what it might do to your unborn.

these are important concerns, and i have done much searching for information on dichlovus. in additon to alot of scientific talk, i found out that the diclorvus is/was used in flea collars.

in the meantime, i am soliciting contributions to erect a monument to the GREAT OPIE, who seems to have made my life MUCH easier, with PLENTY of free time on my hands i used to reserve for DAILY seach and destroy missions.

(genuflect towards OPIE)

[tinytoon]

doesnt the package say something about not to be used in an area where people are going to occupy for more than 4 hours a day or some crap? I ask because the ones I saw in Lowes had this statement on them and since my grow room is right off of my dining room I didnt see this as a very healthy thing. Can someone varify the health hazard or not?

[haole007]

i read that, too.

plenty discussions about the 4 hour thing.

i suggested that if someone was REALLY paranoid about the dangers, they might want to place strips in a zip lock, while they were in their space.

as for using in a room JUST off of people spaces???

careful and wise... i would use an organic like Einstein Oil, or an organic soap spray.

a bit bold... i would use them in area, but seal it off better from dining area.

really ambitious... i would relocate either the dining area, or my grow.

past child-bearing age and don't care... i remember these gizmos back in the 70's. my family had them in MANY places we hung out as humans. that and when i die, i doubt dichlorvus will over-ride all the other toxins i have ingested in my life, whether on purpose, or by accident.

one thing i know for sure... i have yet to see a live spider mite since about 5 days after i started using these strips. i do detect a VERY slight smell, but NOWHERE as near as strong, or offensive as neem, or those organic soap sprays.

NOTE... i still, and will continue to use neem bath when girls move from 4" veggie pots to their 3 gallon resting place. old habits die hard.

[mendokid]

NEEM did eradicate my SM problem NOT just manage it.

Hey, if it doesn't work for you then strip it baby!

I just like that idea of a permanent solution that is non toxic and the bugs can't build up resistance to.

ALSO (taken from web site)
"Neem oil does not hurt beneficial insects. Only chewing and sucking insects are affected. It is certainly fascinating."

"Neem enters the system and blocks the real hormones from working properly. Insects "forget" to eat, to mate, or they stop laying eggs. Some forget that they can fly. If eggs are produced they don't hatch, or the larvae don't moult."

READ MORE

Neem Insecticide - Neem Oil Insecticide - Does It Work?

[haole007]

may i ask ...

-how many teaspoons per quart? (i used 2teaspoon/quart and ivory liquid soap drop as wetting agent.
-spray intervals? (every 3 day for 9, etc)

ty.

i have used neem oil (einstein cold pressed), and it manages them, but i was never able to totally eradicate those nasty sm. i have yet to see a web, but probably because i was constantly inspecting, and either manually removing, or spraying something on infected areas. a real p.i.t.a. for 40+ girls.

maybe i didn't use strong enough mix?
maybe i didn't apply at correct interval?
perhaps my mites have built tolerance to neem?

even though i can't stand the smell of neem, i WOULD prefer to use it versus dichlorvus in strips.

and although the strips have worked, i wouldn't mind taking them out of there (now that there is NO evidence of any live mites), and then employ your neem oil advice/techniques.

i still can't smell the strip in grow space, and have noticed a HUGE improvement in the girls. but if i can, also, permanently rid myself of sm forever with neem, i would RATHER do that.

it must be me but i really hate the smell of neem. but having used it, and other stuffs, i am good at holding my breath.

thanks for your input.