Hi,
from same area as you are and discovered the little shits yesterday....little white spots looked like paint spatter from a roller. after a lil research and a look x 100 at the back sides and man...what a drag....spider mites.
I could not find any stock of preditory mites as well...only lady bugs...but they may still be yer ansewer....you say your lights not covered?....dose it have a slot to slide the glass in? if so...goto D7L art supply...there you can buy a sheet of single pain for 30 an change...mine are 12 x 18 so I was able to get 4 pcs cut...total 50 and some change with tax. this will do 2 things....one keep the ladybugs out of yer lights and 2 lower the heat in the area to further help cull there reproduction....you can also drown the lil buggers with a spray bottle to the undersides of the leaves...this those some to so the hiding places arent as abundant.....x 100 you can see them nessled along the main shoots of the leavestucked in ther eweb and wedged in...truthfuly these things remind me of bed bugs only for plants...good luck with them...I know Im gonna need it...lol






Quote Originally Posted by Vancefish
Today I went hunting for predator mites(or lady bugs could work). I looked in three different gardening shops, where I've seen praying mantis and lady bugs. However NONE had anything in stock. They all said come back in later spring when the weather doesn't kill them.

What I WANT are Phytoseiulus persimilistor. These are little hunter orange spider mites that eat all of your plant suckling mites, then eat each other until no bugs are left, AND they don't make webs.

Any ideas or suggestions?

I'd prefer not to use lady bugs because they fly and die in your light hood if it's open(which mine is).

I have/had spider mites. I still keep seeing one every so often. So being three weeks into flower day after tomorrow. I'd like to find some bugs to fix this. :thumbsup: