I have been at war with two-spotted spider mites for quite some time.

My former location was quite hot and humid and management wasn't too tough: mildy soapy water spray kept them in check.

My newer location in the Eastern Foothills runs quite hot and dry outside. I work pretty hard to keep the humidity up around 50% in 80 degree air inside the rooms. I have pretty large spaces I'm working in and don't have the ability to empty the rooms and sterilize. The veg and flower rooms are separated but impossible to isolate from the outside environment. I do recycle dirt after a massive flushing and respiking regime.

I have tried soapy water, ladybugs, pyrethrum, neem, Azamax, garlic, pepper spray, misting, etc. These attempts were made at proper intervals to get the various stages of mite life.

Lately I've been spraying Azamax at 5 day intervals while vegging and just prior to entering flower. This seems to keep the bastards in check but I don't want to spray the flowering plants so about a month into flower I'm hand plucking infested leaves into water buckets and washing them down the drain. This is not only tedious due to the number of plants but it can't be good for yield to remove so much leaf at that time.

I think the mites are entering from outside or interior hiding places and finding the older flowering plants to be free enough from Azamax to set up shop.

So I come to the Predator Mite attempt next I think. Has anyone used these? What variety? Effective?

Thanks in advance for input and tips.

Allen
AllenScott Reviewed by AllenScott on . Looking for input on Predator Mites I have been at war with two-spotted spider mites for quite some time. My former location was quite hot and humid and management wasn't too tough: mildy soapy water spray kept them in check. My newer location in the Eastern Foothills runs quite hot and dry outside. I work pretty hard to keep the humidity up around 50% in 80 degree air inside the rooms. I have pretty large spaces I'm working in and don't have the ability to empty the rooms and sterilize. The veg and flower rooms are Rating: 5