Spider mites

Bombattak said:

U probably right but i have over 300 plants in rotation i camt really wash and wash constantly. Spkder become a huge problem when u got alot of plants especially if u using net for flowering because u cant really gedt them out of there.

So what i did, i showered mothers again and again til they got clean so the rotation became clean too!!

But i know u right on your method but its a damn hell of work when we got alot of trees!!

Peace

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Shit. you didn't say 300 lol.

Atomizer?

Only 1 application of spinosad (I use Forbid 4F) should be applied. It lasts 45 days, why you doing it again?

If anything, hit them twice with neem in veg before flowering, maybe 3-5 days apart.

Ok ive never used the stuff before i shal do that with my next grow to prevent the bastards , thanks heaps

Chech said:

Ok ive never used the stuff before i shal do that with my next grow to prevent the bastards , thanks heaps

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Look around shops. Forbid may be illegal in your state.

Forbid and Avid and Floramite are illegal in my state.

I've read numerous reports on the safety of each, including 1/2 life's and such. Forbid is the only "kind of safe" one to use during a crop. But check out Monterey Plant oil, which also includes Spinosad too. I think it has a lesser amount of the ingredient in it.......

Might also be known as Monterey Garden Oil......or something along those lines.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....such a perfect saying for our hobby....I like to use Azamax,neem,and some Dawn as a preventative during veg. I spray my green houses every two weeks during veg with this mix with great results. I suggest you do the same on your next grow. I use to have issues with those little devils until I started preventing the problem from happening. Azamax is a bit pricey, but it actually lasts quite long. Azamax is actually an anti feed and not a kill on contact. I give a final spray of azamax and Dawn in the beginning of flower and never apply any chemicals organic or otherwise on my buds.....GL

Azamax/Amatrol are made from neem oil, but I think are a bit more refined. They are not as effective as Forbid, but perfectly fine nonetheless. I'd use them more as a preventative early on than a kill for an infestation. No matter what you spray and when, make sure the room is cool (and dark) when anything is sprayed and let everything completely dry before turning lights back on- I usually spray at lights out, leave the fans on lightly pointed to the ceiling and things will be ready to go 8-12 hours later at lights on.........

Monterey garden insect spray with spinosad organic and omri listed. No need to throw plants away. When you cut them down just wash them off in a bucket to get dead mites off. Look on youtube theres a million videos for it.

Here's what I did for my spider mite issue. It will not get rid of them, but it is a totally organic no spray way of controlling them. I used a 2" paint brush and went out every evening and brushed the underside of the leaves on 3 branches. Next night another 3 branches and so on. Once you've gone thru the branches a few times you can check the leaves with your loupe to see which branches are the worst and just brush them. It was time consuming but it got my medicine man right thru flowering. Buds were a bit small but very plentiful. Needless to say I didn't grow in my green house this year. Good luck!!