billygoat Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Spider mites ? I thought living soils would provide a plant with defence mechanisms to battle most predators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbcon Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 And the others, going ok. Few sativa leaning. Gave em some Aloe to help with any stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbcon Posted February 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Spider mites ? I thought living soils would provide a plant with defence mechanisms to battle most predators?Yeah look perhaps it would have killed off a Coco grow maybe?!I think I'm the one who contaminated it. I never had them before, I guess the soil and plant will resist to a point, different plants were not affected or differently. They ain't bad, not many leaves with lots of eggs.None yellowed.No visible plant stress. I'm sure somebody will chime in, I only researched them once identified.I don't seem to have the 2 spot type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNothingGarden Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Spider mites ? I thought living soils would provide a plant with defence mechanisms to battle most predators?sure a healthy plant grown in a diverse soil food web will have a stronger ability to ward off pests and encourage beneficial predatory insects, however IPM principals still apply. If you ignore them you will surely end up with pests. A few preventative Neem oil/aloe sprays followed by a generous introduction of predatory mites, inoculation with mycorrhizae and trichoderma, yellow sticky traps etc all help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNothingGarden Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yeah look perhaps it would have killed off a Coco grow maybe?!I think I'm the one who contaminated it.I never had them before, I guess the soil and plant will resist to a point, different plants were not affected or differently.They ain't bad, not many leaves with lots of eggs.None yellowed.No visible plant stress.I'm sure somebody will chime in, I only researched them once identified.I don't seem to have the 2 spot type.yeah, I E found living soil plants to be able to withstand an infestation with an IPM program as mentioned above. In hydro, game over pretty much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 And the others, going ok.Few sativa leaning. Gave em some Aloe to help with any stress.looking good mate Spider mites ? I thought living soils would provide a plant with defence mechanisms to battle most predators?once you move indoor you change & limit the soil food web +very easy to re-infect your space with them coming in on anything that go's into your grow space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inthewoods Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Yeah look perhaps it would have killed off a Coco grow maybe?!I think I'm the one who contaminated it. I never had them before, I guess the soil and plant will resist to a point, different plants were not affected or differently. They ain't bad, not many leaves with lots of eggs.None yellowed.No visible plant stress. I'm sure somebody will chime in, I only researched them once identified.I don't seem to have the 2 spot type.Been through all this recently as well so don't worry. I'm smoking my spider mite plant now and it's fine. What I did do and recommend you do is get some californicus. Bugs for bugs. Less than $30 for the investment in your prize plants. They will get worse if you delay. Order them this weekend. They will post express Monday. Trust me! Get them BEFORE they increase in numbers and you'll wipe them out before they move on to your clones and infect the next generation. I had Persimilis but they seemed to have knicked off. Californicus will hang around for ages. Scouting the garden into the future as well. So the $30 goes a long way.Plus you can watch them.It's distracting I know but fascinating to see them kill. You'll love it. I waste an hour sometimes with my eye scope thing in like some crazy scientist going over the leaves of my plant to see who's winning. Californicus will win. It's just a matter of time and keep your humidity up a bit if possible. Mist your mulch more. preditor likes humid. Bad mites like dry and hot. Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNothingGarden Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Been through all this recently as well so don't worry. I'm smoking my spider mite plant now and it's fine. What I did do and recommend you do is get some californicus. Bugs for bugs. Less than $30 for the investment in your prize plants. They will get worse if you delay. Order them this weekend. They will post express Monday. Trust me! Get them BEFORE they increase in numbers and you'll wipe them out before they move on to your clones and infect the next generation. I had Persimilis but they seemed to have knicked off. Californicus will hang around for ages. Scouting the garden into the future as well. So the $30 goes a long way.Plus you can watch them.It's distracting I know but fascinating to see them kill. You'll love it. I waste an hour sometimes with my eye scope thing in like some crazy scientist going over the leaves of my plant to see who's winning. Californicus will win. It's just a matter of time and keep your humidity up a bit if possible. Mist your mulch more. preditor likes humid. Bad mites like dry and hot.Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app 100% predatory insects for the win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbcon Posted March 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2019 Yeah, thanks for that, I'm gonna order some Monday morning.Tubes of 10k, I will have to check the application rates. I have a mites visible but only a few, no webs, have been vacuuming, squashing etc. Egg visibility down too. Overall happy enough I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbcon Posted March 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2019 Some minor damage here and there.One plant is turning it's tips up a little.Some nute burn type mini burns at ends of some. Pistil development good on a few. Widow47 and LSD budding up nice:) Gsc a lil behind.LSD the yellowish pic (light on) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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