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I had a slight issue with my perpetual bloom room so I used a couple of different products and techniques to get rid of them.
First in Bloom Room I only used a product called 'No Spider Mites'. According to the label it can be used right up to harvest. However, I don't recommend using it on plants you are about two weeks from harvesting.
Secondly I used a receipe I got from another grower on this site and it worked amazingly. However, in my opinion; it should only be used in the Veg Room right before you transfer your plants to the Bloom Room, and never in the Bloom Room.
Here is his receipe:
3 ml Avid & 60ml Azamax to 1 gallon of 100 degree [warm] water. mix and spray on your plants. Should work for at least 40 days, but in my case it took care of my issue.
Best defense is a good offense. Keep a clean room and space!!
This is my recipe, I'm glad it's working for you.
To all those griping about Avid in bloom, READ! He just said don't use this mix in bloom, use it at the end of veg for best results and persistence.
This mix is ON LABEL; the only trick is replacing one horticultural oil with another, in this case Azamax. The label says this can safely be used up to two weeks before harvest, but again my suggestion is to use this mix at the end of veg and let the persistence work for you.
I would reapply this mix once after two weeks, then wait until you see signs of infestation before using a pesticide again. Another option for heavy infestations is to use this mix once, wait two weeks and introduce either a biological foliar like Cap's, or beneficial insects. This knocks down a runaway problem and leaves it a manageable size for more natural approaches.
Finally, cleanliness is important, but vacuuming its beside the point; what really helps reduce and control outbreaks is to break your grow up into as many separate spaces as possible. A perpetual room where you're constantly moving individual plants in and out is an absolute paradise for any parasite- you're always bringing in fresh blood to infest! So don't do it this way! Instead, use separate spaces and try not to let younger and older plants inhabit the same spaces.
When you have been out and about, don't come home and walk right into your garden. Wait awhile, or change clothes.
NO PETS IN THE GROWROOM! Not only are dogs and cats perfect carriers of every sort of little hitchhiker, but think about your pet getting thirsty and drinking nutrient water. Or, getting into your 'natural' or 'organic' fertilizers and pesticides. Or just deciding to try some of your tasty vegetation for themselves to see what the fuss is about...
No visitors, either- unless they follow the same cleanliness guidelines you do.
Yes, sealed rooms are better at keeping bugs out but they only work as well as your decontamination procedures do. The simple truth is the the biggest vector into your garden for pests is YOU.