no pest strip ???

[fireman25]

I had been dealing with a spider mite problem for a while and then I read opie's cure.....no pest strps....it worked almost immediately. My question about the pest strips is i left the strips in my cabinet for the last few WEEKS and was wondering if I should scrap this grow for fear of "poisoning" my crop ? I have about 7 days left until harvest. I guess what I'm asking is was this a huge bonehead move and did i create harmful bud ?????

fireman25 Reviewed by fireman25 on 07-28-2010. no pest strip ??? I had been dealing with a spider mite problem for a while and then I read opie's cure.....no pest strps....it worked almost immediately. My question about the pest strips is i left the strips in my cabinet for the last few WEEKS and was wondering if I should scrap this grow for fear of "poisoning" my crop ? I have about 7 days left until harvest. I guess what I'm asking is was this a huge bonehead move and did i create harmful bud ????? Rating: 5

[moody420]

I use them too.....and they work great! I keep one in my grow space near the fans the entire grow. I have had NO pest problems and I don't believe it's harming my plants. Quite a few others on this board use the no pest strips also and have advised that they are safe to use....:thumbsup:

[boulderbud5525]

the strips are safe and your crop will be fine. The chemical in the strips breaksdown under sunlight and water in around 48 hours.

[Weezard]

the strips are safe and your crop will be fine. The chemical in the strips breaksdown under sunlight and water in around 48 hours.

Also, if the vapor is inhaled it gets excreted by the kidneys in less than 12 hours.

Disclaimer:
This is something I read, and I may well have mis-quoted it.:rastasmoke:

I would add that, proper use is to kill the mites for 48 hours.
Then ziplock the strip.
after 7 - 10 days, unzip and kill the fresh hatch.
Rinse, lather, reapeat..
3 times and you are done.

Leaving the strips in the room for weeks is not good practice for you, or for the pests.
It can create resistant strains of mites.
Aloha,
Weezard

[fireman25]

Nice....thanks for the quick resonses. Checked the MSDS on them and got a little worried. No fear....the weed is almost here. :rastasmoke:

[moody420]

Also, if the vapor is inhaled it gets excreted by the kidneys in less than 12 hours.

Disclaimer:
This is something I read, and I may well have mis-quoted it.:rastasmoke:

I would add that, proper use is to kill the mites for 48 hours.
Then ziplock the strip.
after 7 - 10 days, unzip and kill the fresh hatch.
Rinse, lather, reapeat..
3 times and you are done.

Leaving the strips in the room for weeks is not good practice for you, or for the pests.
It can create resistant strains of mites.
Aloha,
Weezard

Excellent advice, Weez!!!! I will definately try this....I usually just prop one up next to the intake/outake fans in my room...