I don’t get clones and no one really visits so I they were not brought in that way. They have to be in my yard. I tried contacting my extension agent the first time and that person wanted to know what plant i found it on. I panicked and I never emailed back.
Here’s my plan: Order the digital microscope and some more insecticides. I will continue to monitor my veg and flower tents for broad mite damage. Keep cleaning/sanitizing and treat with the less toxic stuff (save the
avid for later). If I can confirm they are broad mites, there are some new miticides out there will treat effectively, expensive but they work.
@SouthernOhio check these out: PFR-97 20% WDG (CERTIS) for veg and flower and Preferal (SePRO) for veg. They contain Isaria fumosorosea (Apopka Strain 97) which is a fungus that targets broad mites and will continue to reinfect broad mites and other insects, killing them over and over. Similar to milky spore. If you have the $$$, i’d look into them.
Once I find them outside, I will contact the extension agent again, if they appear to be causing damage to plants outside, I’ll have to tear the host plants out and burn them and treat the perimeter of my house. If not, they will just find their way back in and I’ll find myself here again. I’m going to check my tomato plants closely, they have leaf septoria but I’ll check for mites too. My tomatoes are the only plants that are showing damage, I tore out some dwarf Alberta spruces a while back because I suspected spruce mites(those are red/brown mites).
I pray to the cannabis gods that they are not broad mites
Thanks for everyone’s help and listening to my ramblings.