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I'm sure the crop is lost. We chopped the plants and put them in big plastic bags. Then we hung them in the tent. That was what my wife wanted to do. I was going to put them in the trash. I doubt they'll dry well in the bags, though. I just hope we didn't give the pests just what they like most.
I don't know what those orange bugs are for sure, but searching the web indicated they are another type of spider mite. They're definitely hungry. I could almost see the leaves disappear. They could eat half a leaf in about an hour and were spreading so fast that controlling them was hopeless, in my opinion. I suspect I wasn't aggressive enough in controlling them and they adapted and became even more voracious and harder to kill.
They also cannot survive without plants to eat and we don't have any other plants in the room or in the house. So any that hatch won't live very long. My concern is the eggs. They're only viable for 2 to 4 weeks. I think they can go dormant, though, and wake up much later. That's why we'll have to use chemicals. The wife doesn't want to use neem oil. We might use pest strips.
I don't know what those orange bugs are for sure, but searching the web indicated they are another type of spider mite. They're definitely hungry. I could almost see the leaves disappear. They could eat half a leaf in about an hour and were spreading so fast that controlling them was hopeless, in my opinion. I suspect I wasn't aggressive enough in controlling them and they adapted and became even more voracious and harder to kill.
Thanks. We'll just hope we have better luck next time.Hope it works out for you
I hope not. The growing room isn't attached to the house. We have Orkin service, too, but the guy who does the work here says they're really hard to kill. We going to get serious about getting rid of them in the growing room. We decided it's time for chemical warfare.I suspect those critters have already found their way throughout your house.
They also cannot survive without plants to eat and we don't have any other plants in the room or in the house. So any that hatch won't live very long. My concern is the eggs. They're only viable for 2 to 4 weeks. I think they can go dormant, though, and wake up much later. That's why we'll have to use chemicals. The wife doesn't want to use neem oil. We might use pest strips.
That's a good point about regular treatments. I'm sure doing something like that is in our future.I use green cleaner and a fog master jr. Best setup there is and have gotten rid of my pests when the pump sprayer wouldn’t. Highly recommend this combo
I had spider mites my last grow and thrips on a few. This handled them. And you can use it up until harvest.
Now I just use it weekly at a low dose and no issues. I use it up until week 6-7 of flower. The fog master jr also makes it so you save whatever you’re using. It’s very efficient. I’d go through way more using a lump sprayer and it didn’t work even 1/2 as good