Smoking spider mites.

brogro

brogro

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The plants in this grow have spider mites. The fu#@ing mites and I are racing the trichomes for harvest. This plant shown died rather suddenly, (I didn't check on them for one day, imagine that) the soil was very dry. I am no stranger to these God forsaken bast#@ds but under magnification I see them on the buds. I am washing in water and giving a rubbing to each nugget while submerged. My two questions are: How briskly can you wash them without removing what's important. And what, if any, problems are there in smoking mites? IMG20231227124109.jpgIMG20231227124113.jpgIMG20231227124129.jpg
 
Dboybudz

Dboybudz

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I just looked up some info and said could get sick feeling because there's mold in the webs and mites. Not sure about washing hope others chime in for you. If anything maybe make a tincture out of it I would think 190 proof grain would kill any mold from them bastards.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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What I did to save my weed was trim off the fans and then removed each branch. Then a bud wash with 5 bottles of h2o2 and cold water in a 5g bucket. You can sort of brush off any visible bugs with a small paintbrush into the bucket. If there is powery mildew that can also be washed in the hydrogen peroxide solution. Agitate gently and then rinse thoroughly in another bucket full of straight water. Hang/dry buds as normal. I could not tell there was ever a mite infestation once fully cured.
 
brogro

brogro

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Richard Drysift said:
What I did to save my weed was trim off the fans and then removed each branch. Then a bud wash with 5 bottles of h2o2 and cold water in a 5g bucket. You can sort of brush off any visible bugs with a small paintbrush into the bucket. If there is powery mildew that can also be washed in the hydrogen peroxide solution. Agitate gently and then rinse thoroughly in another bucket full of straight water. Hang/dry buds as normal. I could not tell there was ever a mite infestation once fully cured.
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Thanks, and no powdery mildew present.
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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brogro said:
Thanks, and no powdery mildew present.
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That’s good… not sure but in my experience spider mites/thrips and PM are related. Just wants to tell you one other thing and that is prevention is easier than dealing with aftermath of mites/thrip damage.
If you have any bugs visible in your plants get Dr Doom spider mite off; kills em on contact and the residue dissipates in a few days. Rinse with plain water a week later. Trifecta is a good preventative measure; it’s pricey but works well against thrips/mites. I give a spray to all my plants every few weeks because we grow in a smelly old stone wall basement. We typicallyget water down here after heavy rains; walls just sweat moisture. Mold is always an uphill battle even with dual dehumidifiers running 24/7.
 
brogro

brogro

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Richard Drysift said:
That’s good… not sure but in my experience spider mites/thrips and PM are related. Just wants to tell you one other thing and that is prevention is easier than dealing with aftermath of mites/thrip damage.
If you have any bugs visible in your plants get Dr Doom spider mite off; kills em on contact and the residue dissipates in a few days. Rinse with plain water a week later. Trifecta is a good preventative measure; it’s pricey but works well against thrips/mites. I give a spray to all my plants every few weeks because we grow in a smelly old stone wall basement. We typicallyget water down here after heavy rains; walls just sweat moisture. Mold is always an uphill battle even with dual dehumidifiers running 24/7.
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Funny thing, I checked on a plant today and along with the many mites there is powdery mildew. Interesting. Thanks again for the info.
 
brogro

brogro

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Also I'm at 50 rh max for 12 weeks now, I was very surprised to see the powdery mildew I thought that was a high humidity thing that plagues my basil in the summer.
 
Biased

Biased

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brogro said:
Also I'm at 50 rh max for 12 weeks now, I was very surprised to see the powdery mildew I thought that was a high humidity thing that plagues my basil in the summer.
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Plants can create small humidity pockets if you aren't using enough fans to move the air around. That can lead to such things.
 
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