Need a second opinion, spider mites???

[the image reaper]

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hey, VERY good link, thank you :thumbsup:

the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on 12-14-2009. Need a second opinion, spider mites??? my plants have recently got some small white spots, some i think are just lack of iron in the soil, but others look like damage from mites. what do you think Rating: 5

[senorx12562]

'pyrethrins' are natural insecticides, made from the marigold flower, safe for fruits, vegetables, and pot ... if growing outdoors, you can plant marigolds around your plants, the stink drives off most bugs (and, me too ) ... :smokin:

I htink pyrethrin is from chrysanthemums.

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hey, VERY good link, thank you :thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

I htink pyrethrin is from chrysanthemums.

you are correct :thumbsup: ... so am I :thumbsup: ... pyrethrins are found in both plants, and others, too ...

here's a recipe for spray: Marigold Insect Spray

and, a Wikipedia List of Repellent Plants, kinda cool for the organic-growers:

List of repellent plants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[idahogrower]

Neem oil actually worked for me but it's messy, you better get the ratio right it does mess with the PH. Then I went to no pest strips. They ain't cheap but work great. One for every 2 or 3 plants for max effectiveness I found.

[redtails]

I just remembered I've got some of the solid yellow no pest things that give off a vapor, I use pieces by my snake cages to keep away snake mites and they work freakin awesome, like a 1"x1" piece will clear a couple sq feet. I think they're under $10 from Walmart. Wish I could remember the name...

[senorx12562]

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you are correct :thumbsup: ... so am I :thumbsup: ... pyrethrins are found in both plants, and others, too ...

here's a recipe for spray: Marigold Insect Spray

and, a Wikipedia List of Repellent Plants, kinda cool for the organic-growers:

List of repellent plants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Excellent recipe. Thank you. And I love it when everybody is right. Makes me want to load up one of those 1"x1"x1" bowls from my adolescence, so that everybody gets 1/4 high and 3/4 headache from the uber-schwag I was smoking at the time (about 1972). Mites are one of my biggest issues here in the high :rasta: desert, so I need all the ideas I can get.

[the image reaper]

good photo of those little bastards :wtf: ... I hope their teeth fall out

[riderinthedark4]

look on the undersides of the leaves with a strong magnifying glass for the little bastards ... and, hang up a Hot Shot No-Pest Strip, remove it the last week before harvest ... good luck (P.S. - Neem Oil is horrible crap, don't get talked into using that crud) ... :smokin:

Neem oil with a little baby shampoo works great for me whenever I encounter any kind of pests

[ZW427]

I have wiped out severe infestations of mites with DE. Yes its messy and leaves white powder everywhere but it kills those suckers dead. No chemicals or smells.