Soooo. I been fighting these spider mites like hell for the past 3 weeks. And sad to say. I belive my crop is dead. Just about 98% of the serrated leaves are drained dry. All kispy and crunchy. They seem to be taking in less water. And the sad part is. Im 3 weeks into flower. Been veging and training for 3 months. I put some work into theses. Ive tried just flushing with water and feeding only with Cali Magic. Nothing seems to help. Hoping the new groth from the flower might keep it going, but also fear that the potential of the bud will be decreased drastically. Dont know what to do. I have pics if needed.
A solution of diatomaceous earth will kill them on the leaves. I don't know if it's a great idea to spray it into buds. I'm so sorry about your crop, friend. I wish you all the luck in the world to turn it around.
Yea i used h2o2 first. Them tried neem oil. Then used dish soap and distilled water. Then used this stuff a buddy of mind used and worked for him. Called kaboom. Did the job for me. But i think the damage is done. Ill have to take some better pics tomorrow. I got them in dark right now
Its never a good idea. But if you do you have to wash the hell out of it with warm water and after harvest wash with lemon water
No, it stays in the plant up to 45 days, and you don't want to smoke it. Very little will totally eradicate spider mites. This shit will. You use them both, at 3 week intervals, so the mites cannot develop immunity. Also forget anything to kill INSECTS. Mites are Not Insects. They are Arachnids/Spiders, and Insect Pesticide, is generally ineffective vs mites. Use Floramite First, Repeat with Avid,, and if that doesn't do it, do a 3rd application of Forbid. Usually 1 application of Floramite will kill them all, just letting you know whats available, but you must wait 45 days before smoking, after last application. Mites have a 21 day breeding cycle. Floramite ect, kills for 28-45. Many things will kill visual mites, but this shit also kills eggs.
If you use it on buds, just don't smoke the weed. Bake with it, QWET, bubble hash, whatever. I would consider the flower unsuitable for inhalation. Better safe than on a respirator. That said, diatomaceous earth is as nontoxic as it gets. The label recommends it as a feed supplement for livestock suffering from parasitic insects. They feed it to cows and horses and such to combat worms, fleas, ticks, etc.
Thats one thing i did not consider is the Noted. Thats one thing i did not consider was that insect v. Arachnids.
Azamax and Bonide Pyrethrin. Alternate sprays every 3-4 days in an active infestation. Both are organic. Azamax is ultra refined Neem and works systemically, while the Pyrethrin is an extract from the daisy flower. I wouldn’t spray with visible flowers though. Once every week to 10 days, alternating for prevention. I like to run an essential oil diffuser once or twice a week as well. Peppermint, lemon, eucalyptus, tea tree, and oregano oils. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
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