Spider mites and SM-90

[pocosplace]

I also used Doctor doom spider mite knock out.(www.doktordoom.com) With that and SM 90 together did the job for me!They where starts also not big mother plant.All i was doing was giveing my opinion Peace

[Boa]

Originally Posted by dowork123

I have had spider mites before...my fault because I didn't shower or take off my clothes from f'n around outside.

Anyway, I used neem oil...worked well. Basically I mixed the neem oil with water as instructed on the bottle and sprayed my larger plant, the smaller plants (clones) I completely submerged in the mixture. Just flipped em upside down, held the dirt with my fingers and dunked em. I did this a few times a day.

Hope you get this resolved, it will take some time and it may stress the plants but be patient and I am sure thing will work out!

Im going through this same problem my self. The guy at my local grow shop told me to use this fogger that was like $65. In stead i bought an 8oz bottle of 100% neem oil and mixed it with water and dish soap as recomended. its only been about 2 days since i treated them so cant really give u reveiw yet. Well i guess we'll see very soon.

[Guerilla Family]

Originally Posted by pocosplace

I also used Doctor doom spider mite knock out.(www.doktordoom.com) With that and SM 90 together did the job for me!They where starts also not big mother plant.All i was doing was giveing my opinion Peace

Absolutely, poco. I appreciate your opinion as well as anyone else who has had experience.. Thanks man

GFam

[Guerilla Family]

Originally Posted by boaboi86

Im going through this same problem my self. The guy at my local grow shop told me to use this fogger that was like $65. In stead i bought an 8oz bottle of 100% neem oil and mixed it with water and dish soap as recomended. its only been about 2 days since i treated them so cant really give u reveiw yet. Well i guess we'll see very soon.

If your plants are showing signs of weakness after the oil treatment, make sure to rinse the leaves real well and give the plants a couple of days to recoup. The oil can plug up the stomata on the undersides of these leaves, and literally smother them..

Good luck man.

GFam

[HeadCase]

Well how did you make out with the spider mites did you get rid of those little bastards ? And what works the best? -Bud

[Guerilla Family]

Yep they are gone! First I used the SM-90 which seemed to rid the plants of the juvenile critters.. There were still adult mites present tho.. Then I mixed up a batch of sm-90 and mostly pyrethrum spray. Soaked them with this, waited a couple days, then hit them with a horticultural spray oil.. After 3 days with the oil on them, i stuck the plants under the faucet and rinsed them thoroughly..
Im not sure if it was the horticultural oil, or a combination of all the treatments that eliminated the mites.
After the last treatment, and rinsing, they were showing signs of Phousphorus Def., so I just hit them with a mild Chemical P Nute (Shultz Bloom Booster). Once i seen the nutrient uptake stabilize, I hit them with some Hygrozyme.. They have really rebounded since then. They are taking right off now, and are healthy as ever..

GFam

[CharlesGibson]

Got spidermites? Want a fix?

http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/nurser...ers07/judo.asp

JUDO TAKES OUT SPIDERMITES, EVERY TIME. This is the best stuff period for white flies, spider mites, flyin aphids...

[nuggnester]

So i did not want to make another thread regarding this widely discussed topic...i have a few questions

i have 6 mother plants that are...well...big...(see avatar)...i was literally about to flower them but them i noticed that some of them looked suspciously different....upon close inspection I noticed some cholorphyl discoloration on the leaves...so i started looking at them....

of course...spider mites...i am 90 percent sure...i don;t think ive ever seen one before (until this morning)....i attempted to look at it with my loupe but was unsuccessful. i can still see them with my naked eye.

ok...

one plant is more effected than the others...what should I do with this one? I cannot kill it. no way. Don;t have the heart...it is an NL X hash plant that has been growing for like three+ months...she's a BEAUTE!

now these plants are not near death or antyhing...so I think i can manage this..even if I have some all through flowering.

i saw NO WEBS. I am 90% sure that the oldest mite in the room is no older than 2 weeks...giving me some workign room with their numbers, which are low.

I searched the hell out of four of the plants...no sign of them on two (the cough and widow i think are notoriously diease/bug resistent...THANK GOD)

I cut a few of the fan leaves off that i saw some on...they were mostly the lower fan leaves with some SMALL N def. and a few necrotic spots (normal for plants of this size)...i;m guessing they attack the weakest part/leaf of the plants...

WOW THIS POST HAS GOTTEN LONG HERE ARE MY POINTS/QUESTIONS

they hate wind, right? I have a vortex that i just turned to full blast...plus an oscillating fan that is now putting my plants through a hurricane...

WHAT DO I DO WITH THE TWO MOST EFFECTED? (mind you I only found 6 combined mites on each...sure there are more...but the density is nil....i caught them early)

if i leave them away..they will be without wind, good light, and friends. They are also out in the wide open.
WOULD IT BE BETTER TO CONTAIN THEM OR LEAVE THEM SEPERATED FROM EACH OTHER?

i just bought:
3 hot shot no pest strips
small bottle of miticide
pyrthrum bomb

i have sprayed with a neem oil soltution combined with gognats...made those bitches drip...but they are so big...i probably only covered 75% of them...i know it won't work 100%.

i just realized i have some azamax...forgot about it...i might hit them with that in three days.

i know they hate moisture so i am attempting to raise the humidity

DO THEY HATE LIGHT? why i ask is the two plants that have the most, or any at all are the bushiest....the sativas and the one i have trained wayyy out dont have any...i figure they are looking for the shade...is this correct?

i am going to google to see what colors represent what stage of life of the mite...im seeing some amberish and some yellowish...and one translucent....

ALSO ARE THEIR EGGS TRANSLUCENT? when i look at the undersides iwth my loupe i am seeing some spaced out translucent balls...i cannot tell if those are capitulated stalked trichomes are eggs. have not seen any "patches" of eggs, persay...

and why i cannot tell is because they are mixed in with those sword like resin glands/hairs you have during veg. Thanks guys..

This was very long... but any help is appreciated....you guys think i'll be alright as loong as I stay ontop of it?

would it help significanty with the eggs if i literally RUBBED each and every leaf underside with my fingers? i will fuccing do it...take me 5 hours...but if it means ill be rid of them a few days faster...done deal.

[chriscrete]

I got the fuckers too, Im using AZATROL and it seems to be working but is a pain in the ass to apply with a spray bottle but hey thats life with SMs......good luck