Quote Originally Posted by Lanietheberner
I have found that as soon as you've seen that you have mites, your production will be off by 30-70% verse a crop with no mites.
The reason you've found this to be true is because you did not run out and buy a No Pest Strip when you discovered the mites. Had you done so, they would be gone in 1 or 2 days, with very little or no loss of yield.

Avid works, there is no doubt. There is also no doubt that it should never be used during budding. It's a systemic, which means that it stays inside the plant and continues to work for weeks. I would also not use the strips during budding. Both contain deadly toxic poisons.