HotShot No Pest Strips work great for spider mite control!

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chicks2001

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BasementGuerrilla said:
I just had my first bout with spider mites. While watering my beautiful Mango mother I noticed about 6-7 bottom leaves that were about 10-15% infested with mites. I freaked out and called my buddy. He calmly told me to relax, go to Lowe's and buy a $4 Hotshot No Pest Strip, hang it in my garden, and call him in a week to thank him.

6 days after first seeing the mites and hanging a NPS in my garden, ALL MITES ARE DEAD! NO SIGNS OF SURVIVORS!

I feel sorry for all the people that choose to wage an expensive, time consuming war with these little bastards. It's so simple with the no pest strips. To hell with all the hippie crap that just pisses them off.

But, I should also say that you should use this product with caution. I don't think you should use NPS past the 3rd week of flower. If that is your situation then go for the Azamax/Azatrol (supposedly a 100% sure thing that is organic, but expensive). I think it is very important to wash the chemicals off all the leaves after putting a NPS in your garden. You should not keep a NPS in your garden for preventative maintenence IMHO. I think it should be used for one week upon first site of mites (spider mite eggs hatch in 3-4 days), and then placed in a ziplock bag until it is needed again. The one time I went into my mother's room this week without a dust mask, I definitely came out light headed, and I don't think it was the trainwreck I smoked earlier in the day.
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BasementGuerrilla said:
Keep in mind, some people are hippies and have a hypersensitive reaction to chemicals. If you are one of these sickly people you should probably avoid Hot Shot No pest strips. However, if you are a normal person and can leave your house without wearing a dust mask, and don't fear breathing city air and auto emissions from cars on a daily basis, then you shouldn't fear this product. Hot shot no pest strips are the #1 way to combat almost any indoor garden pest, especially mites, gnats and thrips. They are the cheapest and work great. Hang 1 NPS for every 200sq ft of garden space for a week or two and all bugs will be dead, guaranteed. Get them, use them, love them, save money, to hell with neem oil, foggers and other annoyers!
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thelionsden

thelionsden

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fdd2blk said:
sounds like my root bound argument. i show pics of 7 foot tall, pound and a half plants in 6 and 7 gallon pots. people straight up tell me, after seeing the pics, "YOU CAN'T DO THAT!".

um, what? :-?
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Ikr I deal with people like this all the time js
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Gemtree said:
So glad I was watching this thread
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The bump gives me an opportunity to make a Public Service Announcement.



For use in unoccupied areas; not for use in homes except garages, attics, crawl spaces, and sheds occupied by people for less than 4 hours per day.

Also for use in boathouses, or enclosed areas thereof, occupied by people for less than 4 hours per day.

Also for use in the following unoccupied structures, provided they are unoccupied for more than 4 months immediately following placement of a pest strip: vacation homes, cabins, mobile homes, boats, farm houses, and ranch houses.

HOUSEHOLD USES
FOR USE IN UNOCCUPIED AREAS; NOT FOR USE IN HOMES EXCEPT GARAGES, ATTICS, CRAWL SPACES AND SHEDS OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE FOR LESS THAN 4 HOURS PER DAY.

GHS Classification of Substance or Mixture:



Signal word: DANGER
Hazard statements: • Toxic if swallowed • Harmful if inhaled • Causes eye irritation

 
bazoomer

bazoomer

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HOTSHOT PEST STRIPS for the win.
P.s, I had to have a lung removed and my cock fell off last Tuesday, but the mites have completely disappeared
 
xtsho

xtsho

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bazoomer said:
HOTSHOT PEST STRIPS for the win.
P.s, I had to have a lung removed and my cock fell off last Tuesday, but the mites have completely disappeared
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I prefer to just dip the entire plant in man made poison.

Seriously though. You're doing nobody any favors promoting the use of that crap in their cannabis grows. A simple spray of citric acid will kill mites and it's completely non-toxic. In fact you can eat it if you want as it's non-toxic and is used in all kinds of foods as a preservative and is naturally occurring in fruits like lemons.

Why anyone would choose to use toxins around their cannabis defies logic. Why don't you just get a can of RAID and spray your plants down? You obviously don't care about contaminating your cannabis with poison but don't tell others that it's a win. It's not.

"Dichlorvos is an insecticide used on crops, animals, and in pest-strips. Acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposures of humans to dichlorvos results in the inhibition of an enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, with neurotoxic effects including perspiration, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, and at high concentrations, convulsions, and coma."

 
bazoomer

bazoomer

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xtsho said:
I prefer to just dip the entire plant in man made poison.

Seriously though. You're doing nobody any favors promoting the use of that crap in their cannabis grows. A simple spray of citric acid will kill mites and it's completely non-toxic. In fact you can eat it if you want as it's non-toxic and is used in all kinds of foods as a preservative and is naturally occurring in fruits like lemons.

Why anyone would choose to use toxins around their cannabis defies logic. Why don't you just get a can of RAID and spray your plants down? You obviously don't care about contaminating your cannabis with poison but don't tell others that it's a win. It's not.

"Dichlorvos is an insecticide used on crops, animals, and in pest-strips. Acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposures of humans to dichlorvos results in the inhibition of an enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, with neurotoxic effects including perspiration, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, and at high concentrations, convulsions, and coma."

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.... Did you miss the bit were my cock fell off and I had a lung removed.. I never said if it was "safe" or not. Everyone has a choice Mr.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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bazoomer said:
.... Did you miss the bit were my cock fell off and I had a lung removed.. I never said if it was "safe" or not. Everyone has a choice Mr.
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I couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic or not.

And yes everyone has a choice. Use poison on and around your cannabis or not. I choose not and recommend the same for everyone.
 
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