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Lazy farmers who only use one pesticide are in effect breeding supermites that are resistant to whatever pesticide they are using. It only takes one mite out of the (tens of) thousands in a garden to survive and all of its offspring will be immune as well. Forbid is not 'better' than other miticides, it is just the newest one right now, so until the lazy farmers have created Forbid resistant mites and let them loose on fellow farmers, it appears to be the superior product. Integrated pest management is key. Rotating miticides will not only take care of your own mite problem, but helps the greater growing (and agricultural) community keep mites under control on a graeter scale. Organic integrated pest management would be even better. (and actually ethical)
Yes, just at a lower concentration. Though I don't know how or what it's formulated with. Oberon might be suspended in a different kind of dispersant, but the active ingredient is the same.Thank you for this! So, you're saying that Oberon is exactly the same as Forbid4F, but is a lower strength? (I ask without following the links, got a lot going on here at the moment.)
Forbid doesnt right out kill them, I believe it stops there ability to reproduce. Resistance happens from them getting low exposure to the spray. Besy way to spray is to make sure you get every single leaf sprayed on the plants, If they are large mothers id either take clones and throw them out, or prune the lower leafs off so you can get the spray in there better. A second spray after 7-10 days makes sure you get them good with the same chemical, and less likely you will end up with resistant mite. After that switch to another organic spray like azatrol going into flower. Over the years ive had mites pop up several times ussally in early summer since where i live there mites everywhere outside, Forbid has got ride of them completely every time and i dont see them again til the next year.
Ok....I'm by no means the authority on defeating the BORG. But I will tell you what I did this run and it definitely worked for me.
Didn't know that about spraying the same thing twice. Thanks for the advice!
I noticed that the little fuckers had moved into my room again while I was still in veg. I hit them with forbid and saturator. I then hung up two No Pest Strips in the room. Three days later I hit them with Avid and saturator. I haven't seen a mite since.
It's not recommended that you spray with the same thing twice on a crop. Thats how they develop a resistance. I have 6 different things in my arsenal. Floramite, Forbid, Avid, Neem oil, Mitey wash, and Azamax. I rotate things out.
Seamaiden has a really nifty way of dealing with the Borg as well. I believe it's something like this, but search her posts and find it verbatim.....
Put bamboo stakes near your plants and turn fans on the plants bigtime. The mites will seek out the stableness of the bamboo. Everyday wipe the bamboo with a rag drenched in a miticide (forbid, avid, floramite).
If you get deep into flower and they are still there then get yourself some predators.
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