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Thanks for the suggestion. Unlike russet mites, the bulb mite hangs out below the soil and chomps on the roots. Can this recipe be used as a soil drench?When I had russet mites, I got Avid- and read the whole booklet cover to cover. Near the end of it, they mentioned that its effectiveness can be extended by the use of a horticultural oil- soooo, I whipped out my bottle of Azamax. Whaddaya know, it's a horti oil!
3ml Avid
60ml Azamax
1 gallon of warm water- to help it emulsify
Spray until wet. It did the russet mites dirty, maybe it can help you.
Do this three times at intervals of two weeks or so, see how it does for you.
Then, post and tell us!
I will be adding another tool to the belt with Dr. Bronner's hemp peppermint.
PnL
just curious BD what region r u in?
Your symptoms look similar to ones I have had. I thought they were broad mites but your info looks right on as well. I had success with mighty wash and such but also one minor note i have been using caps bennies for over a year now and they have not kept this problem at bay, so again your info peeks my interest.
I just am in the middle of battling RA again after them being introduced by a ...friend.. but im guessing that they stuck around my countermeasures because i still have an issue with these other "mites".
If you maintain a constant barage of countermeasures they seem to knock things back. but i too am interested to see how you get along. I will be adding another tool to the belt with Dr. Bronner's hemp peppermint.
PnL
does anyone know if predatory nematodes would eat these little f*******
Don't drench because the little f'rs will hide under the root crown where it stays dry and repopulate within days. Soak your containers right up to the main stalk for 10 to 20 minutes with whatever you decide to use. Maybe use some tanglefoot around the main stalk to stop their escape. Cap's bennies might help once population of mites is down. Don't use chemicals. They were a lie to begin with and still are nothing but planetary poisons.Thanks for the suggestion. Unlike russet mites, the bulb mite hangs out below the soil and chomps on the roots. Can this recipe be used as a soil drench?
I try to stay organic, but the big guns come out if necessary.
I tried diatomaceuos earth. It turned to mushy goo when watered and did not seem to make any difference. I highly recommend Neem Cake or Neem Meal mixed into soil or top dress. Potent stuff bugs no like. I have only found it online.I'm in the Pacific Northwest. Since I had RAs in the last cycle, These girls had Met 52 and Botaniguard from the get go, then Cap's Bennies to maintain. These are definitely keeping the RA population down, but these mites are everywhere, feeding on the rot left behind by the RAs, I assume. But they also seem to go for the the healthy roots once they are out of rotten ones. They love the fresh potato slices I put out. I believe a lot of people have made the same incorrect assumption I did, that they were RAs in an earlier phase of life.
The symptoms are photosensitivity (I had to keep the lights way higher than I normally would, and they STILL seem to suffer from minor light burn), Crinkling of the leaves, and an odd, twisting growth pattern, intraveinal yellowing, phantom deficiencies, and the leaves turn brown around the tips and edges, turning papery thin. The roots never look as healthy as they should, and the stems are thin and will snap without much weight or force.
I would love to know if anything kills the eggs. Citric Acid? H2O2? I've read that predatory mites eat the eggs, but I'm not sure if I could get the 3:1 predator to pray ratio that is recommended. I am considering taking clones and starting over with a multitude of preventatives and predatory mites, but I would like to know that I'm covering all of my bases with cleaning methods and preventatives. Have you heard of using sulphur powder and/or diatomaceous earth in the soil to control pests?
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