help we have spider mites

Can someone help we got 3 cutings of a freind and we had 5 seedlings on the go the cutings we got our now in harvest they are on the forth week we have noticed they had white dots al over them we have just found out they are spider mites and it has just started showin on our seedlings as anyone got any info that would help

I personally wouldn't spray them with anything since they are halfway through flower. but thats just me.

I would say try an organic spray for spider mites... Good luck! I have had the problem before and realized sometimes its better to just toss them, clean the room and start fresh.

spinosad works for me. it's organic. GL

I use neem oil but that might do some damage on the buds

the only thing you can spray that late into flower is Mighty Wash followed with a rinse with Power Wash.....

I posted a thread on this....>>>> https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/681040-spidermites-hire-these-killers-lot.html#post9280255

These guys are known as spider mite killers. They murder the papa mama and babies. They create genocide in the spider mite community.

ande said:

Can someone help we got 3 cutings of a freind and we had 5 seedlings on the go the cutings we got our now in harvest they are on the forth week we have noticed they had white dots al over them we have just found out they are spider mites and it has just started showin on our seedlings as anyone got any info that would help

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I was in the same situation last grow that you are in now. The only thing you can really spray on a flowering plant is azamax and mighty wash which are both highly effective if used in a 4-5 day rotation depending on how bad your infestation is. Ladybugs work sometimes and sometimes they don't...I put 1500 in my grow tent and only a couple roamed the leaves. The rest tried to go back into a hibernation state and did very little at all.

Pay no mind to the people who tell you that you can't spray your flowers. Guess what happens to flowers grown outside...they get wet when it rains. What you have to do is allow your plant(s) to thoroughly dry prior to placing them back in your grow space to prevent powdery mold and bud rot. I usually just put 2 fans on each plant after a good hosing down and after about 10-15 minutes in front of the fans, they're dry as can be and ready to be lovingly placed back into my grow tent. Another reason you don't want to spray your plants and put them back under your lights while they're wet is that it could roast your plants...always make sure they're dry before you put them back under the lights.

I can attest to the fact that azamax will not make your buds taste funny or anything as I sprayed all the way up to 2 days before harvest and I didn't do a wash spray either...dried beautifully and smokes beautifully.

Page 2 of AZAMAX information/cautionary booklet-hazards to humans and domestic animals- harmfull if absorbed through the skin or INHALED. Avoid BREATHING vapor.Causes mild eye irratation. prolonged or frequently repeated skin contact may cause allergic reactions in some individuals. Avoid contact with skin,eyes or clothing. WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING CHEWING GUM, SMOKING, OR USING THE TOILET. If INHALED move person to fresh air, if person is not breathing call 911 or an ambulance then give c.p.r. call poison control. unless your scrubbing your buds with soap and water you shouldent use this product in flower. the booklet also says it is systemic wich means it actually goes INTO the plant (more so when used as a soil drench) and will stay IN your plant for 4 weeks. its only safe up till the day of harvest if its a tomato or something you can wash thoroughly with soap and water and if you havent soil drenched in 4 weeks. Not trying to tell you your wrong I just want people to know the facts as i am currently looking right at the azamax caution booklet. Its awesome for veg though, wiped out aphids with jacks dead bug and azamax mix in one treatment just make sure you rinse the shit out of em before flowering the plants.

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Pay no mind to the people who tell you that you can't spray your flowers. Guess what happens to flowers grown outside...they get wet when it rains. What you have to do is allow your plant(s) to thoroughly dry prior to placing them back in your grow space to prevent powdery mold and bud rot. I usually just put 2 fans on each plant after a good hosing down and after about 10-15 minutes in front of the fans, they're dry as can be and ready to be lovingly placed back into my grow tent. Another reason you don't want to spray your plants and put them back under your lights while they're wet is that it could roast your plants...always make sure they're dry before you put them back under the lights.

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this advice is not only bad, but contradictory.

getting wet with water and getting wet with an oil like neem oil are different beasts. it is why plants can get rained on in the sun and not burn, and also why you should spray your plants with neem in indirect sunlight, such as when the sun is setting. or indoors, at lights off.

as for spraying in flower, it is questionable practice to spray with even neem past 4-5 weeks. but one thing that can always be done that makes life hell for the mites is a spraying with water. mites breed much slower when it is wet and cool, and much faster when it's hot and dry. you can even knock a lot of mites right off the plant with a decent stream of water.*

it is always good practice to dry them off before they go back into the lights, especially when budding, as jonny said.

for the plants in veg, there are plenty of good products like neem oil or azamax, just spray as they suggest and let the plant dry off before going back under any lights. once you've got damage free new growth, you can even get rid of damaged old growth.*

best to always spray preventatively even when you don't have mites. you don't want to wait until you have them.

What ever you do treat 3 times in 12 days to get rid of them. Spinosad and another oil treatment used worked for me. Just make sure you break the cycle by doing 3 treatments in 12 days. Also recommend you do a soil drench to get any eggs in the soil if your using any soil.
Hope that helps.

UncleBuck said:

this advice is not only bad, but contradictory.

getting wet with water and getting wet with an oil like neem oil are different beasts. it is why plants can get rained on in the sun and not burn, and also why you should spray your plants with neem in indirect sunlight, such as when the sun is setting. or indoors, at lights off.

as for spraying in flower, it is questionable practice to spray with even neem past 4-5 weeks. but one thing that can always be done that makes life hell for the mites is a spraying with water. mites breed much slower when it is wet and cool, and much faster when it's hot and dry. you can even knock a lot of mites right off the plant with a decent stream of water.*

it is always good practice to dry them off before they go back into the lights, especially when budding, as jonny said.

for the plants in veg, there are plenty of good products like neem oil or azamax, just spray as they suggest and let the plant dry off before going back under any lights. once you've got damage free new growth, you can even get rid of damaged old growth.*

best to always spray preventatively even when you don't have mites. you don't want to wait until you have them.

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I agree with the 2nd half of your post fella but I think you have some reading comprehension problems because I didn't use neem oil.
The issue at hand is azamax in flower - let's try to get it right, ok?

I dealt with an infestation in early flower that had to be dealt with in flower due to lack of experience with spider mites. If jonny had experience with mites earlier, perhaps he would have noticed the damage and taken appropriate measures in veg.

I stand by my statement due to personal experience. What I did as a last minute emergency measure to save my crop not only worked, it worked phenomenally well. If you could also point out the contradiction I made, that would be super.

1 or 2 mighty wash sprays will at least knock the mites down enough to get you through harvest on the stuff in flower. Make sure you got a dehum working overtime with them if you got any decent sized buds yet. Give your seedlings and whatever other plants thorough treatment, i like to alternate pyrethrum sprays/oil sprays, maybe a pyrethrum fogger, (i prefer the non flammable one from home depot) and mighty wash to save money. Spray every 3-4 days for about 3 weeks and that should clear your problem up. Honestly if you can afford it, mighty wash alone will knock em out if you are diligent about keeping up the spray schedule. Thats what I do, then like don't spray anything for 6-8 months, then eventually have mites again. I should probably do a monthly spray or something.

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I agree with the 2nd half of your post fella but I think you have some reading comprehension problems because I didn't use neem oil.
The issue at hand is azamax in flower - let's try to get it right, ok?

I dealt with an infestation in early flower that had to be dealt with in flower due to lack of experience with spider mites. If jonny had experience with mites earlier, perhaps he would have noticed the damage and taken appropriate measures in veg.

I stand by my statement due to personal experience. What I did as a last minute emergency measure to save my crop not only worked, it worked phenomenally well. If you could also point out the contradiction I made, that would be super.

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i don't know of anyone who would use azamax 2 days before harvest, and i don't know anyone who would defend the practice.

the contradiction i saw was when you talked about how plants can get rained on, then when you said not to put plants under the lights wet. you actually can put plants under the lights while wet, although it is not great practice. but if you put your plants under the lights soaked in neem or azamax, then you're asking for it.