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I believe you are correct. About the high humidity. I’m talking in the 90% range. What happens is the mite absorbs the moisture and end up popping. Same for when the eggs hatch. I believe it needs to be continuous for 3-4 days to ensure the eggs, if any, have hatched and died. Nice job.To sterilize the grow room I bleached EVERYTHING in the room. Ceiling, walls, floor, outlets, cords, ductwork, ac, fans, timers, EVERYTHING WAS BLEACHED AND WIPED DOWN. I’d also read that mites can’t survive temps above 135F and high humidity, so I cranked the temps up to the 130-140F range for a couple of days. I let the room sit inactive for 2 weeks after the extreme temperatures and on 12-23-2020 I introduced new seedlings and a few clones from the veg. View attachment 1080463View attachment 1080464View attachment 1080465View attachment 1080466
I had it pretty muggy in there, you can see in the pics, but couldn’t reach 90% RH. I’ve popped seeds & rooted clones since 12-23-20 & all is well so far. I’m a believer in IPM now, about time for a round of green cleaner.I believe you are correct. About the high humidity. I’m talking in the 90% range. What happens is the mite absorbs the moisture and end up popping. Same for when the eggs hatch. I believe it needs to be continuous for 3-4 days to ensure the eggs, if any, have hatched and died. Nice job.
Dang well atleast u got a clean grow room now lol I couldn't imagine dealing with mites and stuff, I've been fortunate enough and not had pest problems (knocks on wood) lllooolll
Yea man a friend of mine had mites bad in his grow a few years back, they take over swiftly for sure. One plant was just tented top to bottom. He used einstein oil mix foliar spray as last resort to try saving what he could of the harvest. He moved and didn't grow again since so whoever got that house probly has mites lol
Definitely will be come spring when life returns outside. My insecticide for the fleas killed them all off, which aided the mites. I didn’t know this until stumbling upon the article on the web.Might be worth tossing a couple on the girls once in a while
They do eat spider miteslady bugs eat some pests but do they eat spider mites?
I didn’t have to find them, they followed the plants in when I brought them inside to veg. And they followed them in because their food (mites) was on those plants. This one flew onto the light and instantly started smoking, literally. I had to knock it off because it was stuck to the mh bulb.Might be worth tossing a couple on the girls once in a while
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