Spider mites

[the image reaper]

Great thread, I am interested to see more opinions. I read everything... I am kind of sold on those pest strips, however I just put a buncha lady bugs in my room, will the pest strips kill the lady bugs? Have to assume so.

I would agree that your ladybugs are in deep trouble ... but, I swear by the No-Pest Strips, been using them for 30 years, NEVER had an insect around my plants ... and, no adverse health affects, either, (I'd bet all three of my testicles on that)

[alamagic]

My remedy for spider mites is sand and vodka :yippee:

[alamagic]

they get drunk on the vodka, get into a rock fight and stone each other to death ::S2:

[Opie Yutts]

That is funny. I can just see the little bastards throwing bits of sand at each other.

[Opie Yutts]

OK, maybe you should read this. About half way down I go into some detail about spider mites. It may answer some questions in this thread. There are pictures and links.

http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponi...r-mites-3.html

Other than pesticides, there is really only one thing that works well, and that is preditor mites. They are expensive. Use at least double the recommended dose. And by "works well", I mean for good. The "no more applications needed" kind of "works well". Anything else may work, but as far as I know, not for good.

Real simple:

In order of preference, with most prefered at the top.
unsafe and effective:
- No Pest strips
- Avid
- Perithium boms
safe and effective:
- preditor mites
- other preditors

ALL ELSE SHALL FAIL TO COMPLETELY RID YOUR GROW OF MITES IN ONE TRY AND FOR GOOD!

Good Lord, looking back I can't believe all the hours I wasted fiddling around with neem oil. The first couple of times I was so dissapointed after a few days of the treatment. I thought they were gone from the neem oil, but it only brought them back more resistant to neem oil, and madder than hell at me. They all banded together and were determined to really screw me over even more this time.

[Big len]

I used a product called smc it is a concentrate mix with water and spray mine are doing just fine, they are checked daily at several places all I can find are the dead.

[GoldenGoblin]

For your learning pleasure:
Advanced - Pests and Disease control
Spider mites
What does a spidermite web look like?
Spider Mites And Their Control

[Alaric]

The weed gods gave us AVID--------follow directions and DO NOT spray on during flowering. Kills them ALL dead because the chemicals are absorbed into the plant tissue. Best bug killer I've ever tried.

http://www.hortchemicals.com/products.asp?pn=069

Alaric

[rastaman79]

does any body know what the uk version of the "no pest strip" is? we get fly papers, but i dont think they have toxins in them,the flys just stick and die.cant seem to get the chemicals you americans can.could any one supply an american web address that would mail to england please? thanks.

[Opie Yutts]

Sorry rastaman, can't help you there. I would imagine there has got to be a place. Start asking around your home and garden centers, or perhaps farm stores. Otherwise I suggest that it would be worth it to order some from accross the ocean.