Spider mites

[8182KSKUSH]

my only experience with them the no pest strips worked quick fast and in a hurry!
cheap too!

[Weezard]

Well if you've read the threads much you should know what to do, but I guess I'll say it once again.

No pest strip
insecticide bombs
Avid
Spider mite destroyers (beneficial insect)

The first on the list is the easiest, and works like a charm 9 times out of 10. If it doesn't work, you are not using enough or you didn't turn down your ventilation for a couple days, or your particular mite has developed a resistance to Dichlorvos.

The last on the list is extremely expensive, but you can use it right up until harvest. I would at least double the recommended dosage if you want it to be sure to work. Triple if you have a bad infestation, which doesn't take long if you don't keep it in check.

Anything other than what's on the list will not get rid of the mites, but some things like neem oil are used to help with control.

NOTE: Kill them quick. They spread fast.

Aloha, O.Y.

Just read through this thread
You are a very patient person.
I would have given up and said good luck by the second page.
Looks like you actually got through to a few.:thumbsup:

Let me guess.
You once taught grade school for a living, ya?

Where were you in '98, when I lost an entire grow to mites?

Thanks for the pearls, brah
Weezard

[Opie Yutts]

Thanks for the kind words Weezard. No I didn't teach school, but I do have a 4-year-old boy. In 98 I was flat on my back on the floor of my apartment, waiting to hear if I could get on a government health plan and have back surgery. I was in excruciating pain for 2 months, and then they said, "well you could have had the surgery, then if you were accepted to the program we would have reimbursed you." Yeah. If I had the money, I wouldn't need the government health plan, and not only that, I wouldn't qualify for it. Anyway it wasn't until soon after that I started seriously growing, and learning about things like spider mites.

[Fender0336]

If you want to continue the rest of your natural born days as a weed farmer to battle them, then go ahead and do the stuff mentioned above. If you want to spend 30 seconds to get rid of them for good, then follow this advice: Buy a No Pest Strip (at Fred Meyer, Walmart, etc.) and set it in your grow room for 3 days, then when your light cycle changes to bloom then next time, and the little bastards come out to play again, do it again. At this point all your spider mites will be gone for good.

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Hi there just a quick question for ya.....do the no pest strips need to be specifically for spider mites or just any no pest strip in general?

[B4uisbg]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Ziggy, as far as I know the only brand and model that will work for mites is the one in my scan above: Spectracide's No Pest Strip. A couple years ago this was a greeen and yellow package. I don't think the package has changed because when I did a search I found them at the hardware store that I linked above.

In regards to opie and knowm about the strips

PAN Product Info for Hot shot no pest strip


Don't know if this was posted or not, haven't got to the end yet, just wanted to do it before I forgot. At the bottom of the page it says
Distributor Names for Alco small pest strip

Product names Distributor Product Type Approval Date Cancellation Date
Alco small pest strip Amvac chemical corporation Parent Product Oct 18, 1988 Active
Bio-strip pest strip Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Nov 15, 1988 May 6, 2004
Bio-strip pest strip Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Feb 7, 1989 Active
Hot shot no pest strip Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Sep 30, 1997 Active
Hot shot ultimate bug killer for small spaces Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Sep 30, 1997 Active
Hot shot ultimate moth killer Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Sep 30, 1997 Active
Spectracide bug stop pest strip Amvac chemical corporation Distributor Product Sep 30, 1997 Active



So they are the same thing.

[12345-54321]

Hello,

I too have had my share of mite adventures, they are annoying, little, and crafty.

I installed pest strips in all my boxes, veg & flower after my latest outbreak, but yesterday noticed a huge outbreak on my mother Halloween plant.

I was able to repot it anyhow, can I dunk my mother underwater to eliminate them, or would soaps and sprays be better?

Growing is hard enough without these little fu*kers.

[vipper13]

Hey opie i have a huge question for you. I am looking for these strips and im in canada, Ive asked around and they say they dont allow them here so i found something else from VAPONA called No pest strips but they say its for killing flying insects. i dont understand how it could be for only flying insects when the active ingredient is 20% and thats the same percentage as hot shots has. Do you think these other ones will stil work please reply because im thinking about going to the states just to pick these things up.

[jungleboy]

I have 3-4 weeks left before harvest...and an infestation has exploded...what can be done to save me? I have already removed 1 that was covered and smothered... I have used a spray of 90% alcohol and water mix to aid in killing some...but the infestation is to large and I need to do something before everything is to far gone. Any suggestions could be helpful. Is it to late in the cycle for the pest strips? Please Help

[highasfunk]

here's my 2 cents:

i've been battling spider mites for over a year now and have spent big bucks on neem and predatory mites. i must have some badass mites because we never could seem to get rid of them.

this time i hit the clones from said plants daily with bug be gone once they rooted in. after they got about a foot tall and looked strong i mixed a 5 gallon bucket of floramite, cut paper plates to hold the dirt in the pots, and inverted and dipped the entire plants in the floramite solution. a couple more weeks of veg and the i'll kick the lights back. i'm not expecting to see spider mites again although i might be proactive and dump a couple predatory colonies on this batch. floramite is cool in that it doesn't kill your beneficial mites.

p.s. i found someone selling individual ounces of floramite on a popular auction site......$25 ounce beats the hell out of a $300 quart and this stuff goes a long way...1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per gallon.

[KillCaustic]

Well, I am going to give this no pest strip thing a try. Please, please let it work!