my turn for a problem...........

been 12/12 since 3/20 (the solstice seemed appropriate), and i have mites. i want to get rid of them, stay as close to organic as possible, and don't want to mess up this sativa. i have organic botanical soap, which has always worked before, but ain't doin' it now. suggestions, please.

Neem oil is what I use. Its 100% natural and not bad for you or the plants in anyway. You can spray the plants up to every 3 days, and I think you should until the problem is under control, then once every week. Even as it stands, I would personally stop using it by flush, because it does have a strong odor and it may effect taste if it is used till he last day.

JoshTheMadTitan said:

Neem oil is what I use. Its 100% natural and not bad for you or the plants in anyway. You can spray the plants up to every 3 days, and I think you should until the problem is under control, then once every week. Even as it stands, I would personally stop using it by flush, because it does have a strong odor and it may effect taste if it is used till he last day.

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yeah, Josh, that's what i've been doin'. just seems they are a little persistent. maybe i'l re-mix my neem with some garlic/hot pepper too.

i + repped ya for rapid response

scroglodyte said:

... some garlic/hot pepper too.

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Dag you makin' me hungry now

840/2 said:

Dag you makin' me hungry now

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its the weed makin' ya hungry....lol.

+ rep for sense of humor

Ladybugs, ftw.

hmmmmm.......the wife would think they are cute. + rep for getting me laid.

I laughed at no less than 2 responses, + rep all around! but yes, ladybugs would probably help.

had to chop two male orange kush, but it left my strawberry cough x jack herrer x skunk, prized genetics with lots of air flow, and room to spray. perhaps it'll be easier to kill those lil fookers now.

Hugo Phurst said:

Ladybugs, ftw.

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Ladybugs are useless against mites....

I released 25 thousand in a room...a week later I had 25 thousand dead ladybugs and live mites.

Ladybugs eat aphids...rarely do they eat mites.

When you buy ladybugs they are already full, fat and lazy and soon as they warm up all they care about is sex...not eating.

Mite predators are different.

But the pepper spray is the most effective solution to mites.

thanks. i thought they were more prone to eating aphids. neemed the shit out of my plant just now.

hopefully one day soon we will be able
to shock the shit out of the mites with
electrical pulses to the plants to get rid
of the mites all in one shot. Fry them!
Till then I use a couple of dish liquid drops
in a sprayer filled with water to rid them.

Isn't Mighty Wash just electrified or ionized water? sounds pretty organic.

i'm buying some. i want to be rid of these before heavy flower.

think that mighty wash is all hype..never tried it...have ya tried dipping your plant in a neem solution instead of just spraying it....i have dome that and it works much better than the spraying...i also mix a little dish soap in there to stick to the plant.

i can't dip......i'm all srcogged up. i did a heavy app of neem and soap. now that my plant is alone, i was able to really get all around it. i'm cooking up some garlic/pepper juice to hit it with also.

also blast with some cinnamite .....i had a bad mite problem last year and hit em hard ( 4 applications) with neem twice and cinnamite twice for twelve days..every 3 days i was spraying and aternating sprays...so started with neem and 3 days later the cinnamite and so on....wiped out the mites

thanks........i'm going to go to the grow shop, and see what my local options are. i have gnats out the ass now. too.