Spider Mites/Gnats Prevention in Hydro?

[vince4750]

I'm growing hydro and after getting spider mites I am damn good at keeping them under control and/or killing them.

However, I wanted to get more tips on how to PREVENT them from even existing. I know the hygiene factors, everything must be clean, the atmosphere must not be too hot or too humid etc.

But what can I truly use in the reservoir to avoid having any spider mites, gnats, etc to even appear. :/

Thanks for all the help!!!

 

[medme]

i had mites once when i got a new plant,(it had them)... it took quite awhile to get rid of them,,, but since then,,, they have NEVER come back... its been a few years too...

 

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[burrr]

You can add a silica supplement to your plants to make them "mite resistant"

 

[Motherhugger]

I'm growing hydro and after getting spider mites I am damn good at keeping them under control and/or killing them.

However, I wanted to get more tips on how to PREVENT them from even existing. I know the hygiene factors, everything must be clean, the atmosphere must not be too hot or too humid etc.

But what can I truly use in the reservoir to avoid having any spider mites, gnats, etc to even appear. :/

Thanks for all the help!!!

My concern when I read this is that you seem to be too experienced in dealing with spider mites. Though it is a good thing that you know how to handle mites, when you have them too often, that might be a sigh that you have bigger problems in your grow room.

I think you need to completely clean out your room, from top to bottom. This will make sure that you are getting rid of any possible mite sources.

I would also suggest you review the growing techniques you're using - watering, humidity, etc.

I wonder if spider mites might also be getting accustomed to your treatment techniques. Do they start to get resistant to mite treatments?

 

[New2Growing91]

What kind of hydro setup are you using? What should help is take those sticky tape fly traps you hang from the roof. Cut them up and put them around the base of you plant/container. Since spider mites don't fly they will have to walk across the sticky trap and get stuck.

They stay sticky for a while so changing them after every grow should be fine.

If your constantly getting mites you should do a complete tare down and clean everything twice. Hope this helps