Jimikabk
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There is so much info on spider mites and russet mites out there but no one seems to talk about any other kind. Which is weird to me bc there are so many kinds of mites crawling around the grow. I kno some mites are actually good for the soil and I wish I could find more info on them bc I obv wouldn’t want to kill off something that’s trying to help me.
I have a breed of mite that’s reddish in color although I think I saw a white one this morn. Pretty certain I have some sort of orabitid mite. They don’t seem to b interested in the leaves or any part of plants above the soil line. Under the soil I can only speculate which is what concerns me. I see them primarily rite after I water but I think their numbers are undoubtedly increasing. Plants don’t seem to b bothered but the more I see em the more they bother me. They r fast little buggers, zipping around rite after I water.
Organic indoor grow. I am using a soil recipe of FF ocean, neem seed meal, guano, earthworm castings, mycorrhizae (Azos n mykos), etc. I thought the neem seed meal might deter them but they seem to have moved rite in and unnaffected. I use compost teas and ph’d ro h20. I obv don’t want to kill any of my bennies by using anything non org. I’ve heard of using predator nematodes but not sure what kind I should b using. I have a handful of nightcrawlers in each planter as well so I don’t want to use anything that might hurt them either. Plants r very healthy and vigorous but I hate seeing so many of these mites every time I water. Idont Seem to have any other pest prob (fingers x’d) rite now but I like to err on the side of prevention rather than battle.
A few things I’m thinking of trying are Dr Zymes Eliminator, predator nematodes (not sure which tho could b effective), sulfur (was thinking of creating a slurry and then diluting and top pouring onto soil).
I also read a thread here about using melon rind and then possibly a tobacco soak w some other additions but it’s an old thread and it never finished with the results.
Has anyone had any lasting success with any of these?
I have a breed of mite that’s reddish in color although I think I saw a white one this morn. Pretty certain I have some sort of orabitid mite. They don’t seem to b interested in the leaves or any part of plants above the soil line. Under the soil I can only speculate which is what concerns me. I see them primarily rite after I water but I think their numbers are undoubtedly increasing. Plants don’t seem to b bothered but the more I see em the more they bother me. They r fast little buggers, zipping around rite after I water.
Organic indoor grow. I am using a soil recipe of FF ocean, neem seed meal, guano, earthworm castings, mycorrhizae (Azos n mykos), etc. I thought the neem seed meal might deter them but they seem to have moved rite in and unnaffected. I use compost teas and ph’d ro h20. I obv don’t want to kill any of my bennies by using anything non org. I’ve heard of using predator nematodes but not sure what kind I should b using. I have a handful of nightcrawlers in each planter as well so I don’t want to use anything that might hurt them either. Plants r very healthy and vigorous but I hate seeing so many of these mites every time I water. Idont Seem to have any other pest prob (fingers x’d) rite now but I like to err on the side of prevention rather than battle.
A few things I’m thinking of trying are Dr Zymes Eliminator, predator nematodes (not sure which tho could b effective), sulfur (was thinking of creating a slurry and then diluting and top pouring onto soil).
I also read a thread here about using melon rind and then possibly a tobacco soak w some other additions but it’s an old thread and it never finished with the results.
Has anyone had any lasting success with any of these?
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