I decided to finally take down my wilted and dying christmas tree today, and about 12 hours after dragging it outside I went to check on my flowering plants to find THE BIGGEST FUCKING SPIDER MITE INFESTATION I HAVE EVER SEEN had set up shop on 2 of my 3 budding plants. It is horrible. Webs coating colas, buds with little alien bastards scurrying all over defiling every surface. I wanna cry, for real. We just blasted em with Nuke 'Em... cleaned off some of the worst spots with Q-tips.. but I think one of them is FUBAR. I might have to throw it out tomorrow. Fuck live christmas trees, i'm going with a fake tree next year.
If yo got webbed covered colas, they've been there awhile. 2+ weeks ike. Not saying they didn't get there via the tree..but pines are not the normal meal for a two spotted mite. Saw a neat trick for web covered colas though...get a wet/dry vac and suck em off the plant
Well we have always had a mite problem but these plants were fine 2 days ago. It seriously blows my mind how fast the mites webbed up this one plant. Oh and we had a douglas fir, not a pine. But a wet/dry vac will suck the webs off without hurting the plant?
Wicked, the wet/dry vac trick works, but what I've found really helps with this, is to take a cloning net pot & duct tape it over the nozzle. Might take a little cutting down to size to get the right fit but worth every minute. Also helps if it's a small portable wet vac like the Husky models sold at home depot; only takes a 2" net pot for that. The net pot reduces the suction somewhat, and prevents a lot of damage to the plant from pulling it into the nozzle. Not all damage, but helps a LOT. And I totally 2nd Wharfrat's suggestion on MIghtyWash. I fought those nasty little fuckers last year with Dr Doom room foggers, Azamax, whole bunch of other stuff... nothing did the job until I MightyWashed all my plants. Reepeated a week later, problem solved. I keep a gallon in my room now, just in case. Bestaluck to ya. HATE those little f(@#ers