Spider mites

[canniwhatsis]

Yep!

Inspite of introducing the infected clone into my room, there was no spread thanks to my preventive spraying of neem.

Other precautions like changing clothes and bathing before entering your grow will help prevent outbreaks as well. One should NEVER walk straight into there indoor grow after working in the outdoor vegetable garden!

I've got a nice collection of strains going now, so I don't "Need" any new strains. Proper quarantine would have prevented any stress with bringing in the new clone.

As long as the cat doesn't kill it, I'll go ahead and put the new Chem Dawg clone back in my vege area next week.

Once I've got some good nodes, I'm gonna start working on my grafting experiment again!

[twopandan]

yup they work and work well,,,,,,,,,,, 4
aphids go with the lady bugs but for spider mites ya need to go with lacewigs coz they eat the eggs the adults and any left over honey (aphid shyt) that may stil be on the leaves

[terogew]

Those pest strips are the best I found them about a year ago when someone mentioned it on overgrow and will never go back. I recommind them to anyone that has to battle these little bastards...

PEST STRIP...........WHERE DO YOU PUT THEM TO GET A GOOD EFFECT?

[pdxmike]

Opie you are a GENIUS!!!!! I had the little bastards and did the no-pest strips, and they are ALL GONE!! It works. Just have to make sure you cut down on ventilation during the 3 days. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!

[widehead]

hi is there a certain brand of pest strip you use?

[nova1992]

hey midol isnt just for woman.. its like ibuprofen, an anti inflammatory, it doesnt have female hormones or anything in it

[scatbrewer]

So it seems that alot of folks who are typically using chemie-grow products are the principle targets of the mites... I know several people who have worked really hard to start with the soil/media system as being the first line of defense. High brix-levels are the way to go to just flat out starve the little bastards out. We can continue to bomb them, and really just make the survivors stronger. They almost always come roaring back.
I don't know about all worm casting teas being created equal, but my friend found this worm tea at the growfax in denver (7540 colfax) by accident, and believes that it is THE go-to solution, as he uses chem-feed products, has a high traffic room, with dogs and cats included. He just does a soil drench at a 15 to 1 rate every three weeks, and they just stay away. Just too bad all these shops are selling meds tainted with pesticides...when all you need to do is make the plants balanced and healthy.
All I can say is I am done fighting them, and very happy aboout it... Blessings to all.