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Neem oil foliar spray for mites?

CasaDelWhacko
CasaDelWhackostarted grow question a year ago
Using a spray bottle with clean 6.3ph water daily. Only around the base and lightly. I’ve been spraying the inside of a suitable dome and cover her at night. Should I continue this? Seeing spider mites on her leaves. Neem oil coming in the morning. Treat soil and whole plant?
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question a year ago
Soapy water. Liquid dish soap in water with perhaps a wetting agent. Spray entire plant, especially the undersides of the leaves. Do that every 3 days for 2 weeks. you'll kill them all. Their eggs hatch every 3 days so eventually if you spray every 3 days you'll close in on the hatch cycle and then you got them! If you wanna slow them down a lot, make it windy Make it humid, Make it cool. If you wanna speed them up, reverse those 3 things. I would speed them up if i was going to go the soapy water route. It's the cheapest method that works. The better question is, How did you get mites? Unless they came with clones, you've been careless and need to adjust your methods. Pyrethrin foggers work great too. Spray at lights out. Turn off exhaust fans and circulation fans and fog the space every 3 days for 2 weeks. Predators like lady bugs or predator mites work as well, but will only control the problem, not eliminate it. They will eventually create a balance. All of this advice is of course based on the assumption that your plants are in veg and NOT in bloom. In bloom, i would use lady bugs or some other natural predatory insect. You don't want to spray anything on your buds.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question a year ago
No do not cover it, no do not use spray bottle, water deeply and properly. Are you 1000% sure you have spider mites? If so, spray leaves, not soil.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question a year ago
i personally never had good results from neem oil, i use natural predators. Have in mind that trick i understand you already bought thing and in hurry to sort, but for future ... think my way is cleaner, no aftertaste in any case, no posibility to poison soil or overdo and poison plant. in UK i was using this page, i imagine it should be alternative in each country https://www.dragonfli.co.uk/collections/spider-mite
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TheUk420Show
TheUk420Showanswered grow question a year ago
Hi Buddy quick search lead me to this for you :) Take a peak Gather your materials. Buy cold-pressed neem oil, liquid soap, a spray bottle, and a gallon of water. Combine water with a small amount of soap. ... Add a small amount of neem oil. ... Apply the mixture to your plants. ... Reapply the mixture as needed Best of luck buddy :) hope you get rid of the nasties hehe
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