biggiegallz
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Okay so they're nothing to worry about?
1 lone spider mite solier
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crimsonecho
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can it be this?
a mite to remember
don’t kill these guys if you have them, don’t drench your soil or soilless mix with pesticides, don’t use diatomaceous earth to cover the top soil either because these guys will do the job for free. hypoaspis miles, a beneficial guy all the way. scavengers, so they will eat any pest that spends...
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biggiegallz
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Was way more orange like in the pic above but maybe. I'm unsure
crimsonecho
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i have seen couple of different color pics of the same species (some were very orange) but if you saw it easily with naked eye and it was not on the plant you probably have some sort of beneficial mite. try to look at the topsoil and the edges of your pots and if you see one take a pic.
cannabiscrusader
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You don't have spider mites. It was a beneficial mite. Stop killing them. If they were spider mites your leaves would be speckled with little tiny white dots where they sucked out the chlorophyll. Later you will see webbing all over the tops of your flowers and in-between fan leaves.
There is only one person I'd wish mites on, and he's dead now. So he gets all the mites
There is only one person I'd wish mites on, and he's dead now. So he gets all the mites
biggiegallz
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Awesome thanks everyone for the advice. I do have a lot of daddy long legs and lady bugs in my garden, would putting a few of them in the room beneficial
cannabiscrusader
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They can't hurt, but they won't last long with no food source
biggiegallz
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But that would be good right? If I had no other bugs in there they will die but if I do they will eat them
cannabiscrusader
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Yes. Then you have to perform a search and rescue. I usually park a hot wheels by the trail head, then look over the canopy making helicopter noises.
Breaking news, the vehicle belonging to the lady bug and spider have been found at the entrance to trichome frost peak state park. It is a little blue dune buggy. The search will continue until dust, and resume again in the morning. A candle light vigil is planned outside of the tent later this evening. We bought a volunteer before he went back in. We bring you this footage from that interview on a live recording.
How difficult is the terrain here sir?
Well.... it's dense, Natalie. We get about 1/4 of the way in and we have to head back for fear of not enough supplies.
How long are you prepared to search here?
As long as it takes, that's for sure. Ever since we found the little blue dune buggy, all we could think of was the spider's fuzzy little toe. That image alone has driven us to widen the search area.
What do you have, if anything, to say to the family of these brave insects watching at home?
Zoom in on me camera guy. I'm prepared to cut this whole jungle down and search each tree branch by mf branch. We're going to bring them home, wer.... we're gonna....
An emotional day. Even the hardest of hearts are feeling the urgency. Back to you Beverly
Nutty sKunK
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Can u see them with the naked eye?
Just seen webbing on this plant and wondering if it’s just a normal spider web or mite?
It’s more in strands than thick webbing. And isn’t over every leaf but a good 50% half webs between the serrated edges. Can’t see anything on the underside of the leaves
Star Dog
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Hey bud, i didn't notice the mites themselves it was the damage that caught my eye, there was little white dots on some leafs.
I can't see any mite damage in your picture above, that's looking really healthy.
They weren't too difficult to deal with, I was able to dunk the whole plant into wetting agent and H202.
Wetting agent itself works on the mites but it doesn't deal with the egg's.
Nutty sKunK
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Righto. Aye it seems ok so far just the webbing that has me worried it’s the start of an infestation! Might just be a normal spider as the tents warmth does seem to attract insects.
Pure h202 or diluted?
Thanks man. I’ll keep an eye on them to see if it gets worse. Luckily they are still transitioning to flower
weedstoner420
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I've only dealt with spider mites a few times, but I'd say you're really really unlikely to see webbing without any evidence of leaf damage. They only seem to make webs once they have a well-established population.
cannabiscrusader
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If you had spider mites, your post would sound a lot more like. " help! My babies are being eaten alive by an unseen enemy. They went from healthy and green to speckled yellow spotty sad little wet napkin leaves covered in silly string in a latter of days! What is it, what can I do!!!!!"
You will know well before you see a web. Stay ever vigilant. Get a USB or wireless mini scope.
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You will know well before you see a web. Stay ever vigilant. Get a USB or wireless mini scope.
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cannabiscrusader
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That's probably from a jumping spider. They jump from leaf to leaf and leave a web trail behind. Small and fuzzy. We will be expecting a picture, and for you to name it.
Star Dog
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I used growth technology H202 (17.5%)
at the recommended mixture, iirc that's 5ml per litre, a wetting agent is important for pests in particular.
Star Dog
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The hairs on spider mite create a safety bubble through surface tension in water, basically without any wetting agent mites/pests don't actually get wet, it might sound unlikely but it's phyics + I witnessed it personally, it's very real.
Lots of pests breathe through there body they can't get sodden wet or they suffocate.
Springtails also use surface tension to keep them afloat, a drop of wetting agent and they fall through the surface and drown.
A few drops of dish soap works if you don't have a wetting to hand.
Lots of pests breathe through there body they can't get sodden wet or they suffocate.
Springtails also use surface tension to keep them afloat, a drop of wetting agent and they fall through the surface and drown.
A few drops of dish soap works if you don't have a wetting to hand.
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Nutty sKunK
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Haha. You know we get a fair few in the garden during summer! One must be the culprit!
Just saw webs and thought of the worst.
@Star Dog
Good to know man! I’ve got some wetting agent to hand. Spring tail population use to get pretty bad for me at times.
I fixed it by using Hygrozyme which is just an enzyme which breaks down the dead root fibres so nothing to attract/sustain them.
Star Dog
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@Nutty sKunK i was thinking about trying hygrozyme, ive been recycling coco for a while and I'm noticing bits of fine root that i couldn't sieved out, will hygrozyme get rid of them?
Nutty sKunK
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I was really impressed. No dead roots at all after harvest! Media was super clean.
It’s slightly alkaline too which I find helps when mixing feeds