Spider mites

[Handlegrip]

This is my first grow. I'm 50 days into flower. I have had the burden of dealing with spider mites for a few weeks. At first I thought the white on the leaves was powder mold until I saw what looked like a snail without legs or a shell on the main stem. I'm removing infested leaves daily. I haven't seen any webs yet fortunately. It sucks to have this problem in flower. It really limits what you can do. The buds look good though. Zoom in on the photos

 

[Canuck147]

Growing in soil? If so you can put 1/2 inch of sand on top of your soil - can't live in it.

 

[Handlegrip]

Yes, I am growing in soil. I also see a bunch of tiny white bugs crawling around inside the soil. It looks like they stay in the soil. If I rub my fingers on top of the soil I see a lot of them running around. They don't leave the soil. I was considering harvesting early, but since im so close to flower in going to stick it out for like 10 more days. I will take your advice and use sand. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it!

 

[Rwise]

ISO 91% 50/50 with water and spray the underside then the top, this kills the adults leaving the eggs to hatch so it needs to be done every 2 days for at least 3 treatments.
Spinosad is effective as well and said to be safe to harvest.
If outside ladybugs are the best.
I would work in a bit of food grade DE into the soil and over the top.
I dont remember the mix but, peroxide and water for the soil IIRC 1 part peroxide and 8 parts water, kills larva in the soil.