No Pest Strips do the trick, but they have chemicals that are harmful to humans in them. Depending on how sensitive to smells and chemicals you are, you might find them noxious. I used to work in sales for a pesticide company and I've always been able to "sense" when a harmful chemical is around. Call it a spider sense or whatever, but those things sketch me out hardcore. I can definitely smell them, it's an unmistakable toxic sensation. I do believe that one of the chemicals found in No Pest strips is now illegal in several states. It says on the box not to use them in areas of your house inhabitted by people, which means they're bad for you. Is it bad for you (long term) to smoke buds that have been in contact with No Pest strips? To a degree it is. The toxicology of pesticides is notated by a term called "LD50" which tells you how much of the substance is needed to produce a lethal dosage in 50% of the test population. All unnatural pesticides will kill you, it just depends how much exposure you have (amount of pesticide, proximity, enclosure size, etc). So it's not whether or not a pesticide is bad for you, it's HOW bad is it for you.. follow me? Using any synthetic pesticide like a no-pest strip is a measured risk, i.e. YES IT WILL HURT YOU and YES IT WILL KILL THE BUGS. You want to minimize your exposure and stay the fuck away from your gro room while those things are in there. For people that are prone to be sensitive to toxic chemicals, such as myself, you can smell/sense them throughout your house... I left the pesticide sales industry because it was too hard on my conscience. I had to sell them to put food on my table, but selling them required me to downplay their danger. Eventually i decided my employers were disgusting pigs and the conflict of interest between my financial/moral obligations was getting old. Professionally you're expected to say a toxic chemical isn't dangerous if the LD50 is low enough, but we all knew that they can still be harmful under certain conditions. If you give a client full disclosure you're going to scare them away, but then they'll just buy it from a guy who won't give them full disclosure. Anyways, I'm rambling.

The strips work, though. If you have a bad spider mite infestation on a sizable crop that you're depending upon then you can use them with caution, but don't hang out around the area while they're in there.

If I ever get spider mites again (god forbid) I'm going to try to go the hippy route: Two legit natural pesticides are Tobacco and Soap. I'm going to make a tobacco and soap tea and spray it on the effected areas. I did this last time I had mites in conjunction with the no-pest strips (so it wasn't a scientific experiment,) but I do think the tobaccy/soap juice had a positive effect. If you catch the infestation early it couldn't hurt to try this natural alternative for a day or two under close observation before you commit to the no-pest strips.

Just my 2 cents.
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bud luv Reviewed by bud luv on . AAAHHH SPIDER MITES!!! you know those little almost green microscopic fuckers.. they drain moisture and shit outta your plants and im suffering from them hardcore. i dont know what type of pesticide to use to get rid of em and already ive lost 3 of my babies.. im in desperate need of help.. please anyone with any tricks of the trade will be much appreciated thanx :( :( Rating: 5