like it says ive got spidermites 8 weeks in i want to chop but do i have to treat first please help

i spray mine right up to chop with either sbpi or derris liquid, just spray lightly around the buds and let them dry naturally and not under lights

do i have to spray then first

i'd spray them then put them back in the gr after they've dried properly and leave them for a day or so just so all the moisture has evaporated or you might risk bud rot if you cut+spray

I wouldn't bother spraying them and if the spiders aren't all over and no visible webs, i'd let them go a week longer before a chop, if necessary.


Last time i had the mite. I left my room running after i chopped.. I thought keep it humid and let them hatch. Not seen them since, touch wood.

At 8 weeks i would just chop them. I would be worried about what the buds would taste like after being sprayed. If you spray the plants and put them back they'll probably be spider mites on other surfaces and they'll just climb back on. I had them before and if i remember correctly they only attack the leaves, as your pretty much at the end of the cycle its to late for them to cause any problems. Lucky u! Or maybe do as Dashboard has done.

Afterwards I would personally fumigate the room and clean it from head to toe with a bleach solution, do what ever u can to nuke them cos u dont want them turning up again at the beginning or half way through your grow. I also did all the chopping in a controlled environment and burnt all the unwanted twigs & leaves afterwards. I read that the little fuckers like to climb for hibernation or to wait for another attack again, keep that in mind. I remember with mine they spun webs going up to the grow light and above. I frazzled all the webs i saw with a lighter.

Good luck!