andIhalped
Well-Known Member
In my ragged corner of the continent, we usually have little problem with spider mites in normal summers, but we had a hot & dry one & in came the mites, not only on the cannabis, but just about everything else in the garden, too.
I did my usual, hosing down on plants w/ water, which knocks the bastid mites back a bit & cutting out leaves, but that was barely holding 'em in check this year. For the first time ever, I thought about taking other means, but while I was pondering this while spraying the entire garden down, I noticed that a lot of small, webless leaf spiders had moved in & they almost exclusively feed on mites, plus a few ladybugs & 2 praying mantis had moved in.
In less than 2 days, the mites were gone.
If I'd taken other action, it would have taken out the spiders, ladybugs, and mantis, too.
Why I never spray!
I did my usual, hosing down on plants w/ water, which knocks the bastid mites back a bit & cutting out leaves, but that was barely holding 'em in check this year. For the first time ever, I thought about taking other means, but while I was pondering this while spraying the entire garden down, I noticed that a lot of small, webless leaf spiders had moved in & they almost exclusively feed on mites, plus a few ladybugs & 2 praying mantis had moved in.
In less than 2 days, the mites were gone.
If I'd taken other action, it would have taken out the spiders, ladybugs, and mantis, too.
Why I never spray!