10 Tips For A Spider Mites Free Grow Room
Spider mites are a common pest for marijuana growers, especially for those growing marijuana indoor or in greenhouses. Left unchecked, spider mites are capable of decimating entire gardens. Luckily they are easy to control if you know how to keep them in check.
While there is no magic bullet product that kills all mites in one application, there are plenty of products on the market that work great if used properly. If a magic bullet did exist, it’s unlikely you would want to spray something that toxic on your cannabis. Spider mites must be dealt with methodically and with safe products because at the end of the day, you don’t want to be smoking spider mites or poison.
Simple Steps to Keep Your Grow Room Spider Mite Free
- Quarantine incoming plants, even if they are from a reputable source
- Inspect your plants regularly
- Spray for mites as soon as they are detected if not before
- Treat plants on 3 to 5 day intervals
- Select several quality mite killing products with different active ingredients and rotate their use
- Be sure at least one product is as an ovicide
- Focus spray efforts on the undersides of leaves
- Add a surfactant to your spray solution so it will coat the leaves evenly
- While applying spray, use your other hand to massage spray solution into foliage
- Decontaminate yourself and tools between gardens
Extra Credit: Dip small plants or clones into a basin of prepared solution to assure complete coverage
Deliberate effort was made here to avoid listing miticides. The truth is, most products with spider mites listed on their label actually work! The manner and frequency of application is the key.
As with many things in life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and procrastination is a killer. Treat early. Treat regularly. Don’t let spider mites get the upper hand.
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