Ive used it before, for spider mites. I used
Avid/
Floramite. But ONLY in veg. It totally eradicated them on the first treatment of
Avid, but did the second round with
Floramite, just to make sure 0000 survived, and became immune. SM have almost 2x the life span vs Broadmites, but are a lot easier to eradicate. I also just don't want to control them. I want to make them extinct in my location.
Ive been growing since 1972. 1976 inside, and bought the 1st HID available around 77 that came from the US Navy Submarine division, where they grew their own veggies in the subs to be more self sufficient. The bulbs were very fragile, and they would not Guarantee them from breakage in shipping.
About 6 months after that a company came out with the Super Nova, and the Octagarden, and started using HID/ 1000w since they became available. They were Halide, and unlike some later on, I never used straight HPS, and only switched to HPS when
EYE Hortilux came out with the 145,000 lumen color corrected bulb. 1600 PAR. We use both those, and 1000w Gavitas.
Last year I was going to do a grow outside with my buddy, who has been having all the trouble, and the seeds I gave him also got attacked. Hes been having this problem now for 5-6 years. We are also in the Most Unfriendly State, so our options are very limited.
All the research Im gathering is for him.
Also Ive read any plant that survives, and had seeds that lived and they get used...., the Bacteria Will Be Passed to the Offspring.
Some also rotate
Forbid with
Avid and
Floramite for SM