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

[boaboi86]

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