Got spider mites. What I've done and what to do next.

[CannaRob007]

Hope all the insect problems are resolved.

 

[mjvdet13]

FLORAMITE is the best option and Regalia is a preventative.. Spray one round opf floramite wait a week spray regalia you wont see them again.. all when lights are off

 

[JKash]

I spotted spider mites on one of my two plants in my 2x2 tent. I know they're spider mites because I've seen them before. They were on one plant, mostly just above the lollipop and on the side of the plant closest to the other plant. The plants are sativa. It's the 5th week of flowering.

This is what I did.

I cut out all the leaves that had signs of spider mite damage. Then I cut an additional 6 to 8 inches of plant around the area where I saw them. I made sure to create space between the two plants. I bagged the leaves and put them in the outside garbage.​

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I sprayed everywhere with a 1:1 mix of water to 3% H2O2, including the underside of the leaves. I also sprayed the other tent that has a small vegging plant in it. Then I sprayed the floor and my shoes.​

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I washed my clothes, and I took a shower. Then I sprayed the tent again.​

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I increased the humidity setting for the tent from 51% to 55%.​

Now I'm thinking about what to do next. I'm worried that I might have hurt the small vegging plant because its top is bent over, but I sure don't want an infestation of spider mites. I understand they need to be treated aggressively.

Today, I'll probably keep spraying H2O2 every few hours. My wife doesn't want to use anything that might harm her cats or us humans. One of the cats loves to eat cannabis leaves. I can keep the cats out of the room, though, and the room has a window. I'm also worried about the buds.

I have some Neem, Spinosad and no-pest strips. I'd sure appreciate any other ideas.

So someone had same issue and learned to use hot water from the tap... poured over the plants and instantly killed all bugs.... I did this with a shirt I was wearing and threw it in bathtub..
Hot water killed the bugs....

Also this person said it had no effect on the plant either

 

[Week4Bytch]

So someone had same issue and learned to use hot water from the tap... poured over the plants and instantly killed all bugs.... I did this with a shirt I was wearing and threw it in bathtub..
Hot water killed the bugs....

Also this person said it had no effect on the plant either

Boiling water or from the tap?

 

[erbansk]

Op is never getting rid of tgese told him to toss into trash a month sgo....lol...floramite is 500$ lol....spray them and throw plants away. Put new plants unsprayed in room see if they attack those plants if not your good. Repeat the process if they do...throw all house plants in tge trash...duh! Dont mean to be rude here...lmfao!

 

[Week4Bytch]

Op is never getting rid of tgese told him to toss into trash a month sgo....lol...floramite is 500$ lol....spray them and throw plants away. Put new plants unsprayed in room see if they attack those plants if not your good. Repeat the process if they do...throw all house plants in tge trash...duh! Dont mean to be rude here...lmfao!

Your coming off as rude. The man is trying to save his plants. You already said your piece and now are just being a jerk about it.

 

[JKash]

Boiling water or from the tap?

From tap like 130 F

 

[JKash]

I spotted spider mites on one of my two plants in my 2x2 tent. I know they're spider mites because I've seen them before. They were on one plant, mostly just above the lollipop and on the side of the plant closest to the other plant. The plants are sativa. It's the 5th week of flowering.

This is what I did.

I cut out all the leaves that had signs of spider mite damage. Then I cut an additional 6 to 8 inches of plant around the area where I saw them. I made sure to create space between the two plants. I bagged the leaves and put them in the outside garbage.​

​

I sprayed everywhere with a 1:1 mix of water to 3% H2O2, including the underside of the leaves. I also sprayed the other tent that has a small vegging plant in it. Then I sprayed the floor and my shoes.​

​

I washed my clothes, and I took a shower. Then I sprayed the tent again.​

​

I increased the humidity setting for the tent from 51% to 55%.​

Now I'm thinking about what to do next. I'm worried that I might have hurt the small vegging plant because its top is bent over, but I sure don't want an infestation of spider mites. I understand they need to be treated aggressively.

Today, I'll probably keep spraying H2O2 every few hours. My wife doesn't want to use anything that might harm her cats or us humans. One of the cats loves to eat cannabis leaves. I can keep the cats out of the room, though, and the room has a window. I'm also worried about the buds.

I have some Neem, Spinosad and no-pest strips. I'd sure appreciate any other ideas.

Spray the room down with 130F tap water.... NOT BOILING WATER....dump hot water over your plant... same water to spray room down with... picked this up from someone dealing with spider mite issue... I caught them outside on normal weeds... not cannabis weed...but I toom.shirt off ran under hot tap and they were DEAD

 

[erbansk]

Your coming off as rude. The man is trying to save his plants. You already said your piece and now are just being a jerk about it.

Mind your own business dude...if the op thinks im being rude let him speak...this has nothing to do with you...check your self!

 

[mjvdet13]

Op is never getting rid of tgese told him to toss into trash a month sgo....lol...floramite is 500$ lol....spray them and throw plants away. Put new plants unsprayed in room see if they attack those plants if not your good. Repeat the process if they do...throw all house plants in tge trash...duh! Dont mean to be rude here...lmfao!

Floramite is $120 for the smallest size. You will never go through it all the the ratio is like 3ML per gallon or something wild

 

[mjvdet13]

Honestly all these other organic 'maybe' solutions are always a pain in the ass and rarely work how you need them to work. Be a pro buy the smallest floramite, mix with water and spray once. chances are you wont see them for years but if you want to be extra spray one more time 3 days later.. Think of the development of your plants and how it will effect your end product if you spray it once and get it done early or battle weird home recipes for 5 weeks.. Get it done quick and grow a fire product

 

[erbansk]

Floramite is $120 for the smallest size. You will never go through it all the the ratio is like 3ML per gallon or something wild

Yes. They have 8oz bottle. 110 to 140 depending where you buy it. 32 is 400$ 4 years ago i dont think they had the 8oz...maybe i was looking at forbid 4f...thats even gotten cheaper...lol

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I'm the OP and I've been sick, so I haven't posted lately. I'm feeling better, but not quite well yet.

I was able to get rid of the spider mites. I lost one plant that seemed to give in to the stress of me cutting off so much of the plant. The other plants survived and there has been no sign of spider mites. I used AgroMagen GrowSafe. It cost $45 for about a quart and was a lot more than I needed.

 

[CannaRob007]

I'm the OP and I've been sick, so I haven't posted lately. I'm feeling better, but not quite well yet.

I was able to get rid of the spider mites. I lost one plant that seemed to give in to the stress of me cutting off so much of the plant. The other plants survived and there has been no sign of spider mites. I used AgroMagen GrowSafe. It cost $45 for about a quart and was a lot more than I needed.

Hope you feel better, man.

 

[Deadstill]

I'm the OP and I've been sick, so I haven't posted lately. I'm feeling better, but not quite well yet.

I was able to get rid of the spider mites. I lost one plant that seemed to give in to the stress of me cutting off so much of the plant. The other plants survived and there has been no sign of spider mites. I used AgroMagen GrowSafe. It cost $45 for about a quart and was a lot more than I needed.

Some folks refuse to try new things, but I'm glad it worked for you! I've been dealing with spider mites both 2 spotted and red for years and years. It's quite literally the best and safest means for getting rid of mites. Aphids, too. Not some shit that's meant for ornamental plants. Glad I haven't bought weed in years for that reason, alone. You never know what people are doing to their plants when nobody is looking!

But I'm not going to argue about it. I'm here to help. You know where you can turn when you need real advice for bugs. Hope ya feel better!

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Hope you feel better, man.

Thanks. I am feeling better, but I'm not all the way back yet. I had a bad infection that's been hard to cure.

Some folks refuse to try new things, but I'm glad it worked for you!

It worked very well. Spider mites are so resilient and cause so many problems, people probably don't believe there's something that works as well as GrowSafe does. I didn't, but you were right. I sprayed twice and haven't seen any sign of spider mites since.

 

[CannaRob007]

Good stuff.

 

[Zatoichi]

How long till harvest?

 

[Zatoichi]

Your coming off as rude. The man is trying to save his plants. You already said your piece and now are just being a jerk about it.

I thought the same thing when someone told me to burn everything. I wasted a year, lost $2K in elite genetics I have never been able to replace, all the time, effort, electric, insecticides, etc.. Wish I had listened.

 

[CannaRob007]

That sucks donkey b***s....