Spider mites

[latewood]

pyrethrum is the best way...you just have to adhere to a strict regimen of spraying then waitin and spraying to kill the hatchlings...

another note, If I may? Always dip you clones in a weak diluted pyrethrum solution before you/or, as you transplant them for veg. This will keep them away in the 1st place.

hope you get some use out of this info. lw

[Opie Yutts]

My experience has been that pyrethrum or anything in that family is the best spray or dip. By best I mean kills the most mites, but of course neem oil is the best in the "natural and safe" category.

pyrethrum is the best way...you just have to adhere to a strict regimen
Since you are not going natural anyway, wouldn't the "best way" be to spend 30 seconds 2 times instead of a "strict regimen" many times?

To me the best way to solve a problem is the way that properly fixes it in the shortest amount of time. I guess that's because other than my family and my health, my time is the most important thing that I have. I guess if you just like spending time with your weed project, go ahead and spray and dip. I already spend too much time with my weed project. I'll use a pest strip again if I ever get mites. I'm pretty sure that they are gone now for good. That's what pest strips will do for you. Praise (insert your main religious figure here)!

And now, fun with pocket microscopes:
Of course everyone has one of these. They're only $8 at radio shack. You really need one to look at trichomes. Thats how you know when to harvest. Well anyway, one day after administering the pest strip look at the mite eggs. You will see babys killed dead in their tracks as they attempt to emerge from the eggs. Ha ha, very funny. Take that you fuckin little bastards.

[yaarea41510]

mites are not that bad...snap, crackle, pop...LOL

[THC7]

I used 2 pyrethrum bombs about 6,000 square feet of coverage and hung 2 pest strips and within a week there was no sign of any spider mites but that doesn't mean they are laying and waiting to come back. Garden is doing great and no sighn of destruction.

[oldsanclem]

pyrethrum spray every 5-6 days for 3 weeks to kill all aspects of there growing cycle.:dance: :dance: Pyrethrum is photo sensitive so the light will disapate the stuff. The problem with mites they come from every where and anywhere. Using a intake fan keeps the room at a positive pressure so they have a bitch of a time getting in. I use a wooden frame with a pantiehose over it , then a normal airfilter , THEN a hepa filter. (the little bastards not make)
Here is a simple box made of normal 11-1/2 shelving and some strips of pine. You need to put extra strips on the sides to make it 12-1/4 that way you can use simple 12 x24 inch filters. make a frame out of 1/2 in lumber to streach the panty hose over. I change the filters out every crop. The only time I mites is when somebody brings them in.

[Opie Yutts]

I used 2 pyrethrum bombs about 6,000 square feet of coverage and hung 2 pest strips

That'll do it. But you didn't need the bombs. Better safe than sorry I guess. You should not see any more (unless someone brings them in) until the next light change from veg to bloom. If you are lucky you won't see any more ever. Just repeat the process if need be at that time, and that should be it forever. Yeaaaah. Just be real carefull about bringing them in again. I wasn't kidding about burning your clothes if you go to an infested grow room. Also if you can, scrub down completely with a neem oil solution or something. Use pyrethrum if you don't mind going steril.

congrats.

[misk]

hmm can somone describe or post a picture of a spider might?

i recently lost a plant to wat i thought was baby spiders and theire webs, but now im not too sure if it was just a spider (thought it was a jumping spider coz ther was one living in my laundry)

i think i have 2 types on mine now. one is a tiny lil black thing with legs coming out the front and the other is a spider of some sort but extremly tiny, still a baby i think.

i will buy the no bug strips tomorow and hopfully theyl die.

bastards

[misk]

fuk, i just checked under my leaves......lil white eggs every where


these strips better work lol

[Opie Yutts]

If you have spider mites you should see white specks start to show up on top of the leaves. This is where they eat the plant (from underneith though).

The strips will work, except for a very few varietes of mites that have built up a tolerance to those insectacides.

[the image reaper]

while I am NOT a "touchy-feely tree-hugger type", I thought this should be taken into consideration ... http://www.motherjones.com/news/outf...wellbeing.html
doesn't really worry me, as I wasn't going to smoke any children, anyway ...