The video is cool.
i do not care to watch wild animals catch their prey
but I'll bring the pop corn to watch a spider mite get fucked up.
Recognise!!! My beliefs are somewhat between that of a Hippy, and a Buddhist, and when it comes to any living creature, it's live and let live. My wife is banned from any nature doc's on TV, and things like "Homeward Bound" or "bambi" are a definite no no!! I'm not even exadgerating... when digging in the garden, I will stop to move earth worms, or let spiders scurry off.
However, when it comes to parasites: Gnats, Mossie's, Spider Mites etc, It's open season!!! In fact, after battling with these sons-a-bitches for almost the entire year that have been growing, I was a little disappointed not to see it get ripped to shreds. The fact that the spider mites will slowly have their lives sucked out of them whilst still alive, in what must be a pretty distressing final few minutes on this earth, is somewhat comforting.
Do a google search for Photyseliues (check the correct spelling first lol), to find your best supplier, but as starters:
States:
http://greenmethods.com/site/biocontrols/persimilis/
UK:
http://www.defenders.co.uk/
As for results, well I dunked the plants in water just prior to the benificial mites arrival, to minimise numbers. I have yet to see any conflict, but I work too much to spend a lot of time looking at my plants, but did see the predator mites go marching around my ladies on the hunt. I don't know how well this would work for spider mite break outs on big grows, but with my 2 small plants, I'm confident that they'll get the job done.... and as for videos of it, sorry I don't have a camera
What I like most about this idea, is once the plants have been cleared, if any mites or eggs have gotten stuck in my carpet, or on feed bottles, or watering cans etc, as soon as they make it into the tent, they'll be dog meat!!
Even if I have a full mite clear winter, I will buying some more of these early spring as a precaution!!
Thank you for your posts, I will honour them with updates
