dave meggie Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 hi folks, ive just come back from holiday and have found out i have spidermites and there houching, i have only 11 days till there ready so i want to cut them down. so how do u dry ur gear covered in spidermites cause i dont want to smoke them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Major Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I did what a guy i know did when he had crabs.roll a j get a magnifing glass and pick them off. Slow painful process. sorry m8 the only way i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Major Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Oh and it really was not me with the crabs! But he tried to drown them by sitting in the bath four 6hrs. got out the bath like a dried prune still jumpin Then pour a whole bottle of Dettol over the affected area and all his hair feel out! had a search for spidermite treatment and all i can find is pre-treatments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
criminog Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 What a horrible surprise that must have been hopefully someone will have an ingeneous solution crim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRG Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I think they'll just leave your hanging buds, for pastures new! Don't think thye're too keen on dead plants, they like alive, but unhealthy ones. But i'm not sure. Sure someone else will clear this up. VRG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave meggie Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 cheers vrg i thought they might move on. have this image in my head of this giant army of spidermites with there suitcases going under my door and down the stairs in search of there next victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony2wheelsgood Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 i know the feeling dave. first off, it's too late to treat them but before you cut them down, run a vacuum cleaner over the worst bits. these are usually the tops but a misting with a water sprayer will show where the webs are. the resin glands are tightly attached at this stage so you won't loose too many of them. Be patient, treat each cola individually and you'll remove most of them. You'll know if you haven't because you'll cough alot when you smoke. once the plants are drying, the mites will die on the plant as food becomes unavailable. they won't translocate unless they are touching living material which not going to happen in your drier. try using different nozzles on the vacuum cleaner hose until you find one that takes the webs off without eating the plant too! all the best mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kondor Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 heres a funny thing, what do you reckon spider mites feed on? what do you want to remove by slow drying? both of these answer are the same, Chlorophyll, hey, spider mites improving the taste of your bud! whatever next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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