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bobrown14;3033733 said:

Canna Montana;3033581 said:

UPDATE...

Has been cancelled so we can ask you guys and gals how to get rid of Spider Mites! The flower room has mites. At least 3 plants, but they are all in so close proximity that I wouldn't be surprised if they all have mites.

We have plants that just recently started flower to plants that are a week or so away from harvest.

We have the Neem oil on hand. Now, here's the tricky part, what's the best way to do this? What about the buds? Do we spray them? We don't want mold.

I'll assume we spray from the bottom up, concentrating on the undersides of the leaves. Please help us so we can go napalm style on their little mite asses!

Thanks in advance for your help friends!! I know you will all come through for us! Man, I love this site!!

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The Borg are with you.... and they will be gone here shortly.

I had an outbreak 2 days before leaving for vacation for a month in my current grow that I have watering automated. Yeah so wow I was like I'm going to come back to a room full of nothing but dead plants. It didn't happen ... in fact my current grow was 6 of 8 weeks I was in another country and no one was watching the ladies.

So here's what I did to get rid of spider mites. Oh btw they lay eggs in like 2 days after showing as adults so you have that to deal with later on.

IPM - Integrated Pest Management - recipe:

fRecipe - IPM on Steriods:

1 gal RO water
1 tbs Pro-tekt (usual for 1 gal is 1/2tsp)
2 tbs Ful-power
2 ounces of Dr Bronner's peppermint soap.. I always have that on hand cause that's what I shower with!
1/2 tsp of 200X aloe powder (emulsifier - blends everything together - oil will separate without this - fresh aloe will work even better)
1-2 tbs of neem oil

^^^ All Organic FTW ^^^

Now spray EVERYTHING in the room ... ceiling walls floor - drench the plants like they will look like they are going to die from over watering, soil in the pots and the floor around the pots. You are spraying with a sprayer so it will be OK. Don't forget you.. go take a shower with the Bronners peppermint soap.

They will come back too... they really like VERY hot conditions so normal to see outbreaks this time of year ... summer time basically.

They don't really get around well so you can see one plant with them and the next one nothing. Get the loop out they are really tiny.

The neem oil does them in and the Bronners soap... the rest is for good healthy plants.

Thats it, good luck ... thank me later.

No stress do this long enough you get pests.. better the 6 and 8 legged ones that the 2 legged type.

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