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I'm sorry for your misfortunes,I have never had to deal with that so I couldn't help you.
I would think a good bleach or Alcohol bath on equipment,walls,floor,cracks . Would clean the room maybe even a bug bomb.
You can cook your soil over a fire or in the oven ( but I'm sure it stinks) it will probably kill off beanies,but you can replenish those.
I would probably scrap the plants myself,just for safety's sake.
Hope it works out for you..
STR8
Looks like your on top of it. Sorry to see your loss.
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bifen-it-p-226.html
Coat your walls and floors with Bifen, all non plant contact surfaces. Combine it with an IGR, insect growth regulator. This is how you break the reproductive cycle. The key to staying preventive.
No need to do the high heat treatment if you go this route. Do it every 4 to 6 months. Use the same treatment outside your grow area as well. This is especially important as it sets up a perimeter of protection.
I've dealt with mites over the years and know how devastating they can be. After a lot of research this is pretty much the system I use. It's effective as well as preventive. I've been using this approach for several years and rarely ever have any issues or have to treat any of my plants.
Front end preventive work will yield hours of pleasure in your garden. Hope this is of some benefit.
Good luck.
Get a professional exterminator. I had mite problems last year. They did 2 interior and exterior treatments 2 months apart and that solved the mite, exterior ant and every critter within 50 ft of my house. If your in the US, check out home advisor or Angie's list for a deal. I think I paid $60 or so and I knew I wasn't going to toxify my pets or myself by getting a professional
Please DO NOT use bifen like that. Use pesticides ONLY as the labels describes.
In most cases.....Scratch that.
IN ALL CASES IN WHICH A CHEMICAL HAS A PESTICIDE LABEL DO NOT USE IT ON YOUR CANNABIS GARDEN.
I will amend this with saying: Horticultural oils, soaps, do not belong in this category.
NO pesticide was designed to use with cannabis. It is harmful to our environment and society when so much work goes into making sure these chemicals are safe to use. There are too many factors, for any person taking internet advice on pesticide use, to determine if the use of the product is safe.
I just don't think hobby farmers should fuck with any of this.
Edit: Borax over bleach, any and every day.
Good inf. Why would the Bifen not be used in veg?
No 'cide' is labeled for use with cannabis. That doesn't mean it necessarily is a bad thing, it just means that, legally speaking, you've gone outside the purview so to speak.NO pesticide was designed to use with cannabis.
Bifen is only for floors and other surfaces that do not come onto contact with plants. It is not for directly treating plants. It is a preventive step only. Bifen along with Cyfluthrin are both widely used by professional exterminators. Both are used in food preparation facilities as well as dairies. Again let me stress that it is only for areas that do not come into contact with plants, not for spraying on your plants. It is strictly a preventive step. My apologies for any confusion or misrepresentation of the correct application.
Using preventive measures I rarely, if ever, have to treat any of my plants directly.
As far as direct applications to the plants themselves I only use pyrethrum (pH adjusted to 5.5) along with a little canola oil. Nothing else. Again, through preventive measures, I rarely have the need to directly treat my plants.
Regarding your original post it seems you have taken adequate steps to deal with your problem.
Also, for general cleaning look into getting a small bottle of Physan 20. It's a very good product used frequently in the horticultural industry.
Hope everything goes well from here.
No 'cide' is labeled for use with cannabis. That doesn't mean it necessarily is a bad thing, it just means that, legally speaking, you've gone outside the purview so to speak.
No idea what the exterminator used. I did clean up beforehand but the lights and buckets probably gave it away. He didn't ask and I didn't say anything except I had a bug infestation in the basement
Why not try it out on some RM's and get back to us:DI understand. Thanks!
You seem to be pretty active on the boards here. Do you happen to know if isopropyl will kill russet mites and their eggs? I can't seem to get a straight answer after days of looking and asking.
Peace and Good Health.
Why not try it out on some RM's and get back to us:D
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