714steadyeddie
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My loupe is mia, but I had a feeling it could be trichs. No damage on leave. The do look like the have trich shaped heads . Will see
Spider mites 2 weeks before harvest.
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My loupe is mia, but I had a feeling it could be trichs. No damage on leave. The do look like the have trich shaped heads . Will see
Dr. Who
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Those are trich's!
There are strains that do that in veg. Thunderfuck cross's and a few other sativa's do......Might just have some of those in that strain.
Faustin024
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I want to say that's eggs of spider mites. Grease monkey I know that's what happens so I won't even argue with you there lol. It's crazy what those lil buggers can do. 714 I'd get on top of that before that becomes a night mare. You'll see a lot of different ways that people are for and against on this site but there are a lot of effective ways to deal with em. Like grease said lady bugs, mites and preying mantis' are a good choice organically, but if you're a Chem guy and don't give a shit about dying early then miticides are your go too lol.
Faustin024
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dam I was thinking two spotted since they eggs looked a little bigger(know those fuckers are like the hardest spider to fight) maybe I'm wrong tho. 714 get a scope and take better pic so we can get a more defined answer.
714steadyeddie
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Thanks fellas. They indeed are trichs manage to find my scope. Crazy didn't think I'd ever see them in veg
420producer
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how many time has cross contamination happened for those 2 reasons. alone.. . bleach a few bug bombs, and have 3 different things you can have on deck to mix it up.. . all thru veg. ive been trying that 86 from Norcal./ sn 209 / and triple action..so far so good in bloom..I'd vacuum all visible evidence and with plants outside being sprayed with cold hose water
I'd bleach my rooms' surfaces and return shaken and dried plants. its two weeks, man, be over before you know it.
oh, and then....I'd never ever let another clone or grower into my space again
420producer
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take those any day .
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greasemonkeymann
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nah those aren't mite eggs, i'd bet my substantial genitalia on that
those are a small-dunk, trichomes for sure
another thing to remember is that ladybugs are fuckin useless, against pretty much anything, except aphids..
praying mantis are badass but they don't bother with mites either.
only option for mites is predator mites, and they are expensive for sure, but they WORK
and you don't have a bunch of dead mites on your nugs either
greasemonkeymann
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you'll almost never, ever get eggs on the tops of the leaves, not until the bottom is completely over-run with them, and those "eggs" (trichs actually) are about 5 times the size of mites
be reaaaal thankful that you don't KNOW this... i'm being serious.
you're lucky
cuz it only means that the mites haven't made you their bitch before..
like me.
it's a shitty thing when you are forced to know alllllllll about mites...
Dr. Who
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Mites lay on the bottoms of leaves....
sparkygeek
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My mite prevention works only in veg... I spray my plants in veg with Neem oil even if I don't see any sign of mites. I do twin sprayings five days apart at the start of flower and ring the base of the plant's trunk with Tanglefoot so none of the little bastards can climb up. This method has been pretty good at eliminating infestations.
I actually had good luck with ladybugs but I also used small pieces of landscape fabric.
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Has anyone ever used "mite destroyer" ladybugs? (They look nothing like ladybugs...) I think I got one in a large package of ladybugs once... Found it on a tiny plant that had previously been invested... Couldn't find any mites on it about a week later. I haven't used ladybugs since I became a stickler for mite prevention in veg but I would probably opt for the mite destroyer ladybugs if I had to tamp down an infestation in flower again. It's my understanding that regular ladybugs will eat mites but it's not their preferred meal... mite destroyer ladybugs only eat mites... and even reproduce (or die off) based on the available food supply.
I actually had good luck with ladybugs but I also used small pieces of landscape fabric.
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Has anyone ever used "mite destroyer" ladybugs? (They look nothing like ladybugs...) I think I got one in a large package of ladybugs once... Found it on a tiny plant that had previously been invested... Couldn't find any mites on it about a week later. I haven't used ladybugs since I became a stickler for mite prevention in veg but I would probably opt for the mite destroyer ladybugs if I had to tamp down an infestation in flower again. It's my understanding that regular ladybugs will eat mites but it's not their preferred meal... mite destroyer ladybugs only eat mites... and even reproduce (or die off) based on the available food supply.
Indacouch
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I've always used azamax and cold pressed neem for my prevention of mites etc ......azamax is pricey,,but I've found that just a little goes a very long ways .....I don't spray it during flower on the plants .....but il do a aza neem mix with some dawn dish soap and use a pump sprayer to hit the perimeter of my garden and the top of the soil .....if I'm using smart pots il spray those as well ......so far it's worked very well for me even in my little outdoor grow I do each year with new strains ......
@Dr. Who
Do you have any info on what I'm using .....I have 3 hives on my ranch and don't want to hurt the wild bees or my hives .....TY
@Dr. Who
Do you have any info on what I'm using .....I have 3 hives on my ranch and don't want to hurt the wild bees or my hives .....TY
Dr. Who
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Neem and Aza are reactive to bee's.....Be aware of wind direction and over spray if your out doors.......Try hard to keep those things from leaching into the ground water......Spraying those in good clear weather, with at least 2 days of sunshine will pretty much destroy the toxic properties of both. The sunshine does it...
You know they are finding out that Neem is far more toxic then they thought!
You know they are finding out that Neem is far more toxic then they thought!
Indacouch
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Yes that's what I heard ......I think il just try the forbid mentioned above .....hopefully it works because I've been bug free a few years .....but it's not worth it if I'm spraying toxic shit to achieve that ....TY
chemphlegm
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I watched the forums for years before growing. One mite bit was glaringly obvious to me. Mites come from stranger clones and their handlers- invited into grow spaces. I never accepted a clone, never let another grower in my rooms, and never had mites, thats simple guaranteed successful organic non toxic sustainable IPM shining brightly. I honestly never heard of anyone else even trying it strangely. I get it though, I like the smell of neem oil too, so......
SSGrower
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greasemonkeymann
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oh fuck, is that really true??FYI, top 3 google hits for mites and greasemonkey
...even left off the mann.
damn... when I say i'm the guy that's battled more than anyone on the planet i'm actually trying to be facetious
man that sorta sucks..
well, all that's taught me though, and like I always say, "failure teaches you more than success"
Plus it's exposed me to the wonderful world of predator mites, I fuckin love those things
a lil pricey but it's worth twice the money
greasemonkeymann
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man... my forest is LOADED with mites..I watched the forums for years before growing. One mite bit was glaringly obvious to me. Mites come from stranger clones and their handlers- invited into grow spaces. I never accepted a clone, never let another grower in my rooms, and never had mites, thats simple guaranteed successful organic non toxic sustainable IPM shining brightly. I honestly never heard of anyone else even trying it strangely. I get it though, I like the smell of neem oil too, so......
we got like four types here.
including russets, but compared to the gnarly 2-spots here the russets ain't nothing
got a batch of those a couple yrs ago and I had those guys defeated in a week. Never came back (they aren't very transient like the 2 spots)
Faustin024
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Two spots will fuck shit up. Bull in a china shop lol
chemphlegm
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FYI, top 3 google hits for mites and greasemonkey
...even left off the mann.
He may be our very first mite transporter ever, the root of all mites
