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HELP! Spider Mites

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So now she has spider mites, and there are even little webs on the plant now, and I’m so upset. After all this effort, I don’t want to cut her down and just throw her away. Is there any way to recover from spider mites? I would really appreciate any help.

thanK you
 
There are many threads on the borg, Ladybugs are the most effective for outside, (trust me on this one Moma dont want them in her home!) spinosad can be used, or ISO 91% and water 50/50. The alcohol/spinosad will kill the adults on contact, spray them under side first then top side and into the buds, soak em, with the lights off until dry. This needs to be repeated every 2 days for at least 3 treatments, then watch closely, whether its spinosad or ISO(rubbing alcohol). Spinosad is said to be safe to harvest, the alcohol is gone in minutes leaving water.
Good Luck!
 
do you have any fans?

insecticides and natural predators will mostly kill the current generation of spider mites. Good air circulation with fans will inhibit the reproductive cycle.

I only had spider mites once. I used a combination of insecticide spray and fans to get rid of them in a few days.
 
How far along are your plants? For me personally, I am starting to get used to small amounts outdoors. This season I am wet my fingers with water and then went through the leaves to crush them. The water is mainly so that the plant doesn't get snagged when picking out the mites. Thankfully, my plants were small as this would be more tedious for larger plants.
Last year the spread was larger for me. It affected the nutrition of the plant but thankfully I did not see any signs of them living in my dried buds.
 
So, if I do a 50/50 everclear 190/ water spray (just happen to have a few 1.75L sitting around) this may be the fastest way to kill spider mites on vegging plants? Then repeat every 2 days 3 times?
 
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