Home | Community | Message Board


Avalon Magic Plants
Please support our sponsors.


Welcome to the Growery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Kraken Kratom Shop: Kratom Capsules for Sale, Red Vein Kratom

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
OfflineChapter 4

Registered: 08/27/08
Posts: 152
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
Using alcohol on spider mites!
    #136859 - 10/26/08 07:06 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

i know the idea sounds stupid, but i was googling some spider mite solutions and a few sites mentioned diluted rubbing alcohol....so i mixed some up (about 20%) and sprayed one leaf and the soil (i dont have spider mites, but i have another pest...i also bought a new plant that has a few spider mites, so figured i should nip it in the ass and keep it away).

their theory was weak alcohol would not harm the leaves and evap fast (it does evap fast, so i figured maybe they are on to something).

long story short, half the leaves are dead 2 days later.

Dont use alcohol on plants lol....shoulda known better.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlineweezerfan19
the duke
Male User Gallery


Registered: 04/29/08
Posts: 152
Loc: jamacia
Last seen: 15 years, 1 month
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: Chapter 4]
    #136864 - 10/26/08 08:16 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

it wasnt evaporated it was absorbed by the leaves.  isopropyl alcohol is not good, i think you used too high of a diloution as well 20% is very high. 

spider mites are always a problem you will probably have to scrub the whole op, sanitize the room, wait a few weeks sanitize again then start up. 

they are such a nuisance stuck in the soil, stuck in the plant, resistant to cold and heat and drought,  and there is nothing you can really use that will prevent them from coming back without being a systemic pesticide which coul potentially mess with your smoke. LOL

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinet0ad
ribbit ribbit


Registered: 09/28/08
Posts: 599
Loc: FL, USA
Last seen: 14 years, 5 months
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: weezerfan19]
    #136948 - 10/26/08 04:17 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

palmolive, biodegradeable soap mixed in water is good.  worked for me, had two sessions a week apart to kill the ones left over.  Didnt have them again also stuff like tobasco sauce + water + garlic + lemon juice is a good deterrent for pests and harmless to the plant wouldnt suggest during flowering, that is just sponging them off asap, hopefully have the problem contained before flowering basically.


--------------------
<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/hypnotoad.gif" alt="" />

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblecaptain.koons
Failed Botanist
Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 6,170
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: t0ad]
    #136998 - 10/26/08 05:24 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

palm olive is phosphorous based/non biodegradable me thinks.

tobacco tea is good for pest control

neem oil is good for prevention too


--------------------


TROLLS NEED LOVE TOO!

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineChapter 4

Registered: 08/27/08
Posts: 152
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: captain.koons]
    #137265 - 10/27/08 06:45 AM (15 years, 5 months ago)

i used to use tobacco tea (from home grown rustica), but i dropped the whole thing for fear of TMV...even though i grew the plants...can still get it and spread it before you know.

anyone know if TMV ever affects pot?

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisibleMagashM
The Feminizer
 User Gallery


Registered: 04/21/08
Posts: 6,634
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: Chapter 4]
    #137441 - 10/27/08 06:52 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

Ok, there is a product called -Avid- it's what is called a Trans laminar which means that the pesticide or miticide which is what this is stays in one spot. So spray a leaf and it stays in that leaf for 46 days. Had spider mites one time. Used avid one time not even the repeat uses the directions said to use. Been three years since haven't seen a mite in the garden.


--------------------
All creatures tremble when faced with violence. All creatures fear death, all love life. If we can only see ourselves in others, then how could we possibly hurt another creature?


:growingweed: Join us at the Growery! :growingweed:

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblecaptain.koons
Failed Botanist
Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 6,170
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: Magash]
    #137454 - 10/27/08 08:40 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

I don't understand :o



this part


Trans laminar which means that the pesticide or miticide which is what this is stays in one spot. So spray a leaf and it stays in that leaf for 46 days


--------------------


TROLLS NEED LOVE TOO!

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineC3R3AL KiLLRx
Ganja Giant.
Male


Registered: 05/15/08
Posts: 620
Loc: Sunshine State of Mind.
Last seen: 6 years, 7 months
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: captain.koons]
    #137537 - 10/27/08 10:42 PM (15 years, 5 months ago)

I used alcohol on my plant and it worked i fan dried it after applying no prolems mang


--------------------

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineChapter 4

Registered: 08/27/08
Posts: 152
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: C3R3AL KiLLRx]
    #138919 - 10/31/08 08:40 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

strange.  what %?

Thanks magash, i know of avid but where i live things like this are not sold and hard to import, so I'm a little stuck with whats around, and most pesticides here are not what i would want around my smoke :frown:  i used Avid when i was in canada, and i have to agree, shit works well and definite.

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblecaptain.koons
Failed Botanist
Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 6,170
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: Chapter 4]
    #138941 - 10/31/08 10:06 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

I hear avid is super bad for your health. At least that`s what Reservoir said over at ICmag.


--------------------


TROLLS NEED LOVE TOO!

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineChapter 4

Registered: 08/27/08
Posts: 152
Last seen: 12 years, 2 months
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: captain.koons]
    #139104 - 11/01/08 01:37 AM (15 years, 4 months ago)

why so?  i would think almost all pesticides are not good, but why is this one bad?

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblecaptain.koons
Failed Botanist
Registered: 06/25/08
Posts: 6,170
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Using alcohol on spider mites! [Re: Chapter 4]
    #139202 - 11/01/08 12:41 PM (15 years, 4 months ago)

go search for documentation

I didn't bother to read it


--------------------


TROLLS NEED LOVE TOO!

Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Kraken Kratom Shop: Kratom Capsules for Sale, Red Vein Kratom


Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* spider mites 0712 2,210 3 05/15/09 05:35 PM
by MonsignorBerric
* spider mites
( 1 2 all )
derx 16,664 30 08/04/13 10:37 PM
by Sam.Cee916
* Spider mites/unknown possible deffeciency. (edited w/ pics) preston 4,256 9 06/04/08 03:17 AM
by Sirius
* ISO/water And spider mites... C3R3AL KiLLRx 3,107 7 06/15/08 01:41 PM
by C3R3AL KiLLRx
* Spider mits on seedling?! highasfuck 3,522 9 07/05/08 07:27 PM
by Mad Hatter
* How about some pics?
( 1 2 all )
ethnoguy 18,045 26 12/03/10 12:33 AM
by muse42
* Damaged leaves and holes m.faust 2,932 7 07/14/08 04:36 PM
by m.faust
* Whats with the white spots? The_Centre 4,591 12 02/18/09 02:18 AM
by The_Centre

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: FurrowedBrow, Magash, Data, Dr. Siekadellyk, phychotron
4,963 topic views. 0 members, 232 guests and 156 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:
Cannabis Seeds UK
Please support our sponsors.

Copyright 1997-2024 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.023 seconds spending 0.005 seconds on 12 queries.