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    Posted: 20 April 2012 at 21:55
Hey,

I noticed these white specs on one of my babies.

Anyone know what this is?







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Spider Mite seems to me.
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Mellow im going to say it before sickle does lol as hes recomended neem oil its ok in veg and bloom aparantly with no ill effect, ive had a chomp or 2 out of my out door plant by somthing
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Well i'm hoping they are not mites, i thought mites gave a orange dots? these are white?

How do i check for certain, i can't see any thing crawling on em?
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feck ok they are defo spider mites.

there 2 plants that are affected, i might cull them and treat the others.

any thoughts?

Oh and i bloody moved them into my main grow area last week, gutted.
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That's a bummer mate. I've never had them (yet) I'm sure those that have will be along with their best remedies. Dont cull anything until you hear some I'd suggest. 
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I have only pesticide experience ( Actara 25 WG 4 gr.) it kills mites fast. I use it only once. But it was pesticide. (perfect pesticide) :D:D:D
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Yep, I'd say mites. I can't see mites without using 20X magnification. Check the undersides of the leaves with some sort of magnifier and bright light.  By the time you have noticeable damage it is safe to assume you have mature mites, immature mites and eggs present. To break the breeding cycle you will need to treat all plants 3 times at 4-5 day intervals.

Neem is used by a lot of growers over here, I don't use it, but I'll leave the suggestions of which product to use to growers local to your area.
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Neem oil will not get the job done. Yes, it's organic, yes, it's safe in flower and veg, but it's not strong enough to truly eradicate.

Google Forbid, Floramite, Malathion and see if you can find comparable pesticides where you are, or even if those are available in your area. These 3 can only be used on vegging plants, not safe for flowering.

For flowering plants pyrethrins used over and over and over will help, Azamax is another product we use in the states that's safe in flower.

You have to do more than treat the plants, you need to treat the entire grow area as well. And like Sarah said, you need to treat multiple times over a 2 week period to really break the cycle. Mites breed asexually, only takes one to get a 100. I also suggest alternating between 2 products to keep the mites from building a resistance

Also, stay away from products containing rosemary oil, clove oil, sesame oil, they can really burn the plants badly.

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melvan is 100% right, cold pressed neem oil is better as a preventative, although it will wipe out most bugs/fungus in high enough concentrations its a bit expensive , mellow you'd be better off going for a product called nite nite spidermite it costs about £15 for 100ml, ive used it a few times and it works its organic too, its a natural pesticide mixed with a natural latex that brakes down after a few days leaving no residue.
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