BirdDog1
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Ok guys I wanted to update on some observations. Where I live we have mites bad, perfect weather for the little bastards. The summer is the worst because of the low humidity due to A/C, so right now I'm in the shit. I have learned to keep them at bay, even in the summer, without pesticide. In the past I have tried all of the products on the market (pesticide and organic or kinda organic :p). The only pesticides that works in one shot are not legal in this state. I did try them, and they did work. This was back when I just got raped by the damn things. Since I have managed to control them with environment management, pruning, and oil based spray. A certain amount of mites is considered acceptable, and inevitable. "Acceptable" IMO is when there is minimal visual damage, and no permanent physical damage. Pretty much a couple dots here and there. If I can visibly see 10+ spots on any leaf, the damaged leaves are removed and the entire room gets sprayed. I usually spray each room every two weeks or so and spray only the bottoms of the leaves, soil and stems. I think this is where some people go wrong, you have to hit the stems and soil. (And any trellis or Scrog material). In my experience, proper temperature/humidity and airflow is the key to winning the war.
That being said, both Alien strains are showing "average to good" mite resistance. Actually, I would consider the Tahoe Alien "excellent" and the ARC "average/good". At this point I have seen zero mite damage on the TA, with an exception on the lowest leaves as they become "sink" (nMeeks, you da man). As these lower leaves yellow I remove them anyway. The ARC has shown minor damage on the leaves in the middle of the plant, so I will be watching this strain closely during flower when the plants are focused on resin production and natural defenses are weakened. This is just my room and every plant gets hit so it has nothing to do with Alien genetics.
This all can change during flower, and i'll update mite damage as it occurs.
Peace out yall
That being said, both Alien strains are showing "average to good" mite resistance. Actually, I would consider the Tahoe Alien "excellent" and the ARC "average/good". At this point I have seen zero mite damage on the TA, with an exception on the lowest leaves as they become "sink" (nMeeks, you da man). As these lower leaves yellow I remove them anyway. The ARC has shown minor damage on the leaves in the middle of the plant, so I will be watching this strain closely during flower when the plants are focused on resin production and natural defenses are weakened. This is just my room and every plant gets hit so it has nothing to do with Alien genetics.
This all can change during flower, and i'll update mite damage as it occurs.
Peace out yall